What is recorded here
Carncoagh is a small townland in County Antrim, not a global stage or a hidden world. The standing stone is recorded as a real local marker, but the claim that it controls thought or appears everywhere is not true. I will not repeat that false part.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; PREHISTORIC. 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 meaning is recorded for this site.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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