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Banbridge Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument sits upon bedrock formed from a Late Silurian to Early Devonian felsic igneous intrusion, which underlies this part of the landscape with its hard crystalline geology. Such resistant stone may have influenced settlement patterns and the choice of significant locations throughout the prehistoric period.
Standing stones of this type were erected across Ireland during the Bronze Age and later periods, serving purposes that likely encompassed territorial markers, ritual functions or commemorative roles within their communities. The local geological foundation would have provided sturdy ground for the monument's placement and stability across millennia.
The stone is protected as a scheduled historic monument under the Historic Environment Division reference 8523, recognising its importance to the heritage of the region. Its survival at grid reference J3088338206 provides a tangible connection to the prehistoric past of the Banbridge area and continues to form a significant landmark in the local landscape.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8523. View the official record →
Banbridge Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8523.
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 8523.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cashel & souterrain (0.4 km), Standing stone (2 km), D-shaped enclosure - possibly cemetery (3.6 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.