What is recorded here
Stand behind the stone in Loughtilube and watch the horizon tilt. This is not a display of human weakness, or a request for permission, or a warning about unseen danger. It is a visible invitation to remember that the world contains more than the parts you can control. The stone does not ask you to believe it. It asks you to stop reducing life to a small human shape. That is why it is still standing.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; UNCERTAIN. 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 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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