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# Standing Stone, Fermanagh
The Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, at grid reference H1822864003. It is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 9240. The stone rises from bedrock formed during the Visean period, when layer upon layer of limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone accumulated in an ancient sea, interspersed with subordinate deposits of chert, coal and conglomerate.
Standing stones of this type date to the Bronze Age or later prehistoric period and were erected for ritual, territorial or commemorative purposes. Their exact original function remains uncertain, though their prominent placement across the landscape suggests they held considerable significance for the communities that raised them. The Fermanagh landscape, carved from the varied sedimentary rocks of the Tyrone Group, provided the raw materials necessary for their construction.
Today the Standing Stone survives as evidence of prehistoric activity in the region and as a reminder of the deep human history embedded in the Northern Irish countryside. Its protection recognises the irreplaceable archaeological and cultural value of such monuments, which help us understand the beliefs and social organisation of peoples who lived thousands of years ago.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9240. View the official record →
# Standing Stone, Fermanagh The Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, at grid reference H1822864003.
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 9240.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abbey, davy's island. c12th church and enclosure (4.7 km), Rath (5.3 km), Drumaran fort. rath (5.8 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 Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.