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Newry and Mourne Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in the townland of Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a Wenlock-age wacke formation that dominates the local geology of this region. The stone is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 8886.
Standing stones of this type were erected during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, typically marking territorial boundaries, burial sites, or ritual gathering places. Their distribution across the Irish landscape reflects the social and spiritual importance of monumental stone-setting to prehistoric communities. The geological substrate of Hawick wacke provided readily available stone for tool-making and construction across this part of northern Ireland during these ancient periods.
The monument's survival to the present day represents one of relatively few standing stones remaining in the Newry and Mourne area. Its preservation as a scheduled historic monument ensures the protection of this physical link to prehistoric settlement and land use. The stone's location and character contribute to understanding the pattern of early activity across the local landscape and the wider distribution of such monuments across the island of Ireland.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8886. View the official record →
Newry and Mourne Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in the townland of Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8886.
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 8886.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mound - possibly barrow (1.1 km), Motte (1.4 km), Windmill - ihr 03599 (1.5 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 Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.