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Banbridge Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 7806. The stone rises from bedrock of the Gala Group, wacke deposits formed during the Telychian period, which underlie this part of the Banbridge valley.
Standing stones were commonly erected during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods across the British Isles, often serving ritual, territorial or commemorative functions. This example stands within a landscape shaped by glaciation, typical of the drumlin belt of central Ulster. The stone's position within the local topography would have been significant to its builders and users.
The monument survives as evidence of early communities who inhabited this region. Its enduring presence across millennia demonstrates the lasting impact of prehistoric peoples on the North Irish landscape. The stone's survival to the present day, protected within the historic environment record, allows continued study of prehistoric settlement and ceremonial practice in the Banbridge area.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7806. View the official record →
Banbridge Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7806.
Standing stone dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Standing stone is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 7806.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trivallate rath (6.2 km), Donaghmore cross. high cross, on early monastic site, & multiperiod church site with souterrain & enclosure (6.6 km), Counterscarp rath (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Standing stone's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Standing stone stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.