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The White Stone is a standing stone located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Like other megalithic monuments erected during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, it represents a significant marker in the prehistoric landscape. Standing stones served varied purposes in their communities, functioning as territorial markers, ritual focal points, or memorials to the dead. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic formation composed of psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphic rocks that underlie much of the region and would have been known to the stone's erectors.
The White Stone is protected by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland under monument reference number 14241. Its survival to the present day, despite millennia of agricultural activity and landscape change across the Strabane area, testifies to its enduring significance within the local heritage. The monument contributes to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in the north-western portion of the island of Ireland.
The white stone. standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14241. View the official record →
The White Stone is a standing stone located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14241.
The white stone. 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.
The white stone. 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 14241.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castlederg castle. fortified house & bawn (0.7 km), Standing stone (0.7 km), Giant's grave. portal tomb (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of The white stone. 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.
The white stone. standing stone stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.