STANDING STONE in Ballyness

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; BRONZE AGE. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

This standing stone likely dates to the Bronze Age, a period when such monuments were often used for ceremonial, ritual, or territorial purposes. Its specific meaning or function remains unclear, though it may have been part of a wider landscape of prehistoric activity.