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Standing Stone

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.28127, -7.40652

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cuckoo, Hooded Crow, Blackbird +28 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cuckoo, Hooded Crow, Blackbird +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, Sycamore, Sanicle +147 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Wood Anemone, Sycamore, Sanicle +147 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Meadowsweet, Beech +16 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +17 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +17 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ulster WayWalking route1000 km

A series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland.

Named routeLength 1000 kmRound tripNational walking route
Sliabh Beagh WayWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Ulster Way Link SectionsWalking route1000 km

"The Ulster Way Link Sections are not waymarked and mainly on public roads some of which can be very busy. Walkers are actively encouraged to make use of public transport along these sections"

Named routeLength 1000 kmRound trip
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sliabh Beagh Route 5 - Carrick Na Brattogh TrailCycling route31 km
Named routeRef 5Length 31 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Sliabh Beagh Route 4 - Teiges Hill TrailCycling route34 km
Named routeRef 4Length 34 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

H3836 : Coalhill Road

📷 Kenneth Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

H3836 : Coalhill Road

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✦RathHistoric site3.4 km→✦Castle BalfourHistoric site4.2 km→✦LismaloreHistoric site4 km→✦RathHistoric site3.9 km→✦RathHistoric site3.6 km→✦LisnagoleHistoric site3.9 km→

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