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Standing Stone No. 1 is a prehistoric standing stone located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The monument survives as evidence of ritual or territorial activity during the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, when such stones were erected across the Irish landscape for purposes now largely lost to archaeology. The site is situated on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a Wenlock-age wacke formation that underlies this part of County Down.
The stone occupies a position on geology typical of upland or marginal farming terrain, where such monuments often cluster. The Hawick Group wackes form the local substrate, providing the raw stone material that prehistoric communities would have recognised and worked with. The monument's presence here is recorded under the Historic Environment Division's record number 9005, placing it within the formal archaeological and heritage register of Northern Ireland.
Today the standing stone remains a physical link to the prehistoric past of the Newry and Mourne region. Its survival as an upright monument has allowed it to be formally recorded and protected, securing its place within the heritage record of Northern Ireland and contributing to our understanding of early settlement and ritual practices in this area of Ulster.
Standing stone no 1. standing stone (no.1) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9005. View the official record →
Standing Stone No. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9005.
Standing stone no 1. standing stone (no.1) 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 no 1. standing stone (no.1) 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 9005.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilbroney, glentegy's, nister, st. bridget's well. crosses (2), multiperiod church, graveyards & holy well (0.2 km), Standing stone no 2. standing stone (no.2) (0.3 km), Grotto (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Standing stone no 1. standing stone (no.1)'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 no 1. standing stone (no.1) stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.