Standing stone in Druminderry Upper AND Lower

Known as 'the White Rock' this is a quartz standing stone 1.29m high × 0.8m wide at base; N-S. It is set in a field boundary at the junction of bogland to S and E and cultivated fields to W. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this quartz standing stone may have functioned as a boundary marker or had ritual significance due to its position at the edge of different landscapes. Quartz stones were often associated with spiritual or healing properties in later folklore.