What is recorded here

Long Stone is a scheduled prehistoric standing stone in County Down, Ireland. It still stands where people first set it, unchanged through centuries of rain, fire, and forgetting. Its age is not a number but a rhythm, marking time before written history and after human memory began.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE: LONG STONE. Recorded period: 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.