What is recorded here

An unknown hand lifted a heavy stone and set it upright in County Down before written history began. The man may have marked a boundary, honoured a dead person or watched the stars wheel overhead. He is gone, but the stone still stands where he chose, waiting for someone else to notice what he believed worth showing the world.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; UNCERTAIN. 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 served a ceremonial, astronomical, or territorial function. No specific folklore or detailed meaning is recorded for this site.

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