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The Standing Stone at Banbridge is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Down, Northern Ireland, protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Division reference 8413. The monument rises from bedrock of the Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, a felsic igneous formation that crystallised during the Early Devonian period, over 400 million years ago. This ancient geological foundation underlies much of the local landscape and would have been exposed or close to the surface when the stone was erected in prehistory.
Standing stones of this type were typically raised during the Bronze Age or earlier periods, though their exact chronology and purpose remain subjects of archaeological study. They may have served ritual, territorial or commemorative functions within the prehistoric communities of Ulster. The stone's survival to the present day, at grid reference J2887537910, testifies to its original substantial size and the durability of standing stones as monuments.
The Banbridge stone remains an important element of the archaeological heritage of the Banbridge district. Its preservation reflects the cultural significance such stones held for successive generations of inhabitants, making it a valuable record of prehistoric activity in County Down.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8413. View the official record →
The Standing Stone at Banbridge is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Down, Northern Ireland, protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Division reference 8413.
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 8413.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Big fort. rath & souterrain (0.8 km), Cashel & souterrain (2.1 km), The gray stone. standing stone (3.8 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 Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.