What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE. Recorded period: BRONZE AGE; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Likely dating to the Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served a ceremonial, astronomical, or territorial function. Its precise meaning or use remains unclear, though such stones are often associated with ritual activity or landscape marking in prehistoric societies.
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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