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STANDING STONE in Tamnyagan

STANDING STONE

What is recorded here

Standing stone in Tamnyagan, County Derry, marked as prehistoric and uncertain in age. Its shape may have watched herds, birth, death or the arrival of strangers. The stone still stands because people kept returning to it, making it a anchor for memory and imagination.
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 the site.

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