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Newry And Mourne Stone Circle is a Neolithic megalithic monument comprising a stone circle and court tomb, situated in the rolling terrain of County Down. The site rests on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a Wenlock-age wacke formation that has weathered to create the stony landscape characteristic of this region. The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 8777.
The court tomb represents a form of communal burial architecture typical of Neolithic communities in Ulster, dating from around 4000 to 3000 BCE. Court tombs are distinctive Irish megalithic structures, featuring a central court or forecourt leading to one or more burial chambers constructed from massive stone slabs and covered by cairn material. The adjacent stone circle reflects the continued ritual significance of the location during later prehistoric periods.
Iron Age occupation at the site indicates that this location retained importance as a focal point for settlement and activity well into the first millennium BCE. The stratification of Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age activity demonstrates how certain prominent landscape positions continued to attract human communities across millennia, serving religious, commemorative and domestic functions.
Stone circle. court tomb & iron age occupation site is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8777. View the official record →
Newry And Mourne Stone Circle is a Neolithic megalithic monument comprising a stone circle and court tomb, situated in the rolling terrain of County Down. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8777.
Stone circle. court tomb & iron age occupation site dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stone circle. court tomb & iron age occupation site 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 8777.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ballymaghery motte. motte? or raised rath? (1.7 km), Enclosure, possibly horizontal mill (3.4 km), Counterscarp rath & possible souterrain (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone circle. court tomb & iron age occupation site'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.
Stone circle. court tomb & iron age occupation site stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.