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# Standing Stone, Fermanagh
The Standing Stone at Fermanagh is a prehistoric upright stone monument of unknown date, likely erected during the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Such stones were commonly raised across Ireland and Britain during these periods, serving purposes that remain largely enigmatic—potentially functioning as territorial markers, gathering points, or ritual sites. The monument stands in a landscape where Kilskeery Group bedrock underlies the surrounding terrain, a geological formation of Chesterian age composed of sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate that has shaped both the terrain and local stone availability.
The stone's position within this mixed sedimentary geology would have influenced its selection and transport from quarry or outcrop to its current location. The Fermanagh area contains numerous prehistoric monuments, making this standing stone one element within a broader archaeological landscape that speaks to settlement and ceremonial activity in the region during antiquity. The surrounding terrain of north-central Ulster provided populations with the resources necessary to construct and maintain such monuments over millennia.
The Standing Stone is protected by the Historic Environment Division under statutory reference 9795. The monument remains an important element of Fermanagh's prehistoric heritage, standing as physical testimony to the communities who shaped the landscape in the deep past.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9795. View the official record →
# Standing Stone, Fermanagh The Standing Stone at Fermanagh is a prehistoric upright stone monument of unknown date, likely erected during the Neolithic or Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9795.
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 9795.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crannog (5.8 km), Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh (7.2 km), Rath (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 Kilskeery Group, bedrock that formed in the Chesterian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.