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The Standing Stone at H1738461250 is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Such monuments were erected during the Bronze Age or earlier periods, serving purposes that remain partly mysterious, though they are often associated with burial, territorial markers, or ceremonial activity. The stone stands within an area of mixed geology typical of the region, where Tyrone Group bedrock—comprising limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone interspersed with chert, coal and conglomerate—shapes both the landscape and the availability of materials for monument construction.
The monument's survival in this drumlin terrain reflects both its durability and the landscape's importance to prehistoric communities. The geology underlying the site would have offered useful stone for tool-making and construction, resources that shaped settlement patterns throughout prehistory. The standing stone remains a prominent feature of the local topography, marking its location within the broader pattern of similar monuments distributed across the Ulster region.
The Standing Stone is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 9269, ensuring its preservation for future study. It represents a direct physical link to the prehistoric inhabitants of Fermanagh and continues to provide evidence of early ritual and social organisation in this part of Ireland.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9269. View the official record →
The Standing Stone at H1738461250 is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9269.
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 9269.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moat of inis. barrow (6.9 km), Penannular rath (7 km), Killadeas, yellow church, holed stone, the bishop's stone. church & graveyard with 4 carved stones (7.9 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.