What is recorded here

Cloghagalla, the White Wife, still stands in Carnalridge, County Derry, a prehistoric scheduled stone marked on the official map. The name suggests a bride, a ghost or a woman remembered so clearly she became rock. Perhaps she waited, danced or raged there before history learned to write. The stone keeps that much more life than any record admits.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE: THE WHITE WIFE or CLOGHAGALLA. Recorded period: 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 Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. Local folklore refers to it as "The White Wife" or "Cloghagalla," suggesting a possible link to ancient legends or personal names in the landscape.

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