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Newry And Mourne Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The stone stands within an area of Gala Group bedrock, a wacke formation dating to the Telychian period, which was laid down during the Lower Silurian epoch over 400 million years ago. This ancient geology provided the local stone source from which the monument was fashioned.
The standing stone is situated in the drumlin landscape characteristic of County Down, an area shaped by glacial activity that has left numerous stones in its wake. The monument represents a type of marker or ritual site created during the prehistoric period, though the exact age and purpose remain subjects of archaeological enquiry. Such stones often functioned as territorial markers, ritual focal points or elements within broader ceremonial landscapes.
The standing stone is now protected as a monument of historical importance by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland's Department for Communities, under reference number 8619. The designation recognises its cultural significance as evidence of prehistoric human activity and ritual practice in this region, contributing to understanding of early Irish communities and their relationship with the landscape they inhabited.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8619. View the official record →
Newry And Mourne Standing Stone is a prehistoric monolith located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8619.
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 8619.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. ihr 172 & arm 029 (3.6 km), Crown mound. motte & bailey (4.6 km), Bagnal's castle. tower-house (5.2 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.