Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Stone circle
Templemoyle, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Standing Stone
- Date of construction
- Pre 1600
- Address
- Stone circle, Banagher Road, Feeny, Co Londonderryn
- Townland
- Templemoyle
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.89196, -6.96687
- Date of survey
- 26 July 2000
- HB reference
- HB02/05/038
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
It was impossible to identify the circle formation of stones. Individual and groups of stones could be identified. The field in which they are located is covered in tall gorse. The stones seen are varied in height from 450mm to 1000mm.
The field containing the stones is the 3rd up from the Banagher Road, W side and adjacent to the owner's house.
Historical information
These stone circles or standing stones are not identified on the early O.S. Map but O.S. Map 63-1 Londonderry 2500 scale does show them. The O.S. Memoirs gives a brief description under No. 3 northern slope of Caugh Hill.
SMR No. LDY 30.44
References
Primary Sources
1. O.S. Map 63-1 Londonderry – 2500 scale.
2. O.S. Memoirs of Ireland, Parishes of Co Londonderry X, 1833-34, 1838
Ed by Angelique Day and Patrick McWilliams, Q.U.B. p. 58, 59
Secondary Sources
1. HMSO, Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland p. 13
(Background information only).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A group of stones among gorse and difficult to discern any geometric arrangement.
Nearby in the register
- Chambered Grave and SouterrainStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Former Teacher’s HouseHouseunder 1 mi
- Former Flax MillStoreunder 1 mi
- Banagher Church of IrelandChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.