Standing Stone
Standing Stone is a historic site in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. Standing Stone is situated nearby to the peak Lieutenant Hill, as well as near North Down Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Helen’s Tower and Regent House School.
Helen’s Tower
Tower
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helen's Tower is a 19th-century folly and lookout tower in Conlig, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was built by 5th Lord Dufferin and Clandeboye and named for his mother, Helen. Helen’s Tower is situated 1½ miles east of Standing Stone.
Regent House School
School
Regent House School is a co-educational, controlled grammar school in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school comprises two parts: the grammar school and the preparatory department. Regent House School is situated 2½ miles southeast of Standing Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtownards and Kilcooley estate.
Newtownards
Photo: Guliolopez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newtownards is a town at the head of Strangford Lough, historically in County Down, with a population in 2021 of 29,600. The counties of Northern Ireland are no longer units of governance so since 2015 the town has been part of Ards and North Down "super-district".
Kilcooley estate
Suburb
Kilcooley estate is a housing estate owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive on the outskirts of Bangor, Northern Ireland. The residents of the area are predominantly Protestant, and the area has strong links with loyalism. Kilcooley estate is situated 2½ miles northeast of Standing Stone.
Ballybeen
Suburb
Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballybeen, also known as Ballybeen Housing Estate, is the second-biggest housing estate in Northern Ireland. It is in the village of Dundonald, on the outskirts of east Belfast. Ballybeen is situated 3 miles southwest of Standing Stone.
Standing Stone
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.61659° or 54° 36′ 60″ northLongitude
-5.73593° or 5° 44′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6PJ787+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 255447538OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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