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STANDING STONE in Ballymoney

STANDING STONE

What is recorded here

Which means the chamber may have stood empty when the twins first saw it, or occupied by someone who never spoke. I picture a woman in a dark coat, sitting inside with her knees drawn up, watching the road through the glass. She may have been waiting for one of them. She may have been trapping the other. The chamber does not say which.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served a ceremonial, astronomical, or territorial function. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for this site.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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