What is recorded here

Balleevy holds a standing stone from the prehistoric dawn, when people knew more about living with sky and soil than we do now. They may have gathered there to mark season, loss, love or warning, because stone remembers what flesh forgetes. It still stands in County Down, scheduled and unchanged, waiting for human company.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a ritual or territorial marker. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for this site.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.