What is recorded here

Craignasasonagh in County Down holds a standing stone from an uncertain prehistoric era, when people may have marked the sky, claimed a boundary or simply watched the rain strike solid rock. The stone still stands where human hands first chose it, unchanged while empires rose and fell around it.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; PREHISTORIC. 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.