Standing Stones of Ireland: map and guide by county
3,909 standing stones on one map, county by county.
Illustrative image
Standing stones are single upright stones or pairs, set up for burial, ritual or as boundary markers. Many date to the Bronze Age.
Every standing stone with a reliable location in the Republic is on the map below. The best-documented ones have a page of their own.
2 of these pages quote recorded folklore - see folklore and traditions.
Where they are
Darker = more recorded. Most in Cork, Kerry, Donegal.
Types recorded
- Standing stone3,672 recorded
- Standing stone - pair237 recorded
Map of standing stones
Featured standing stones
National MonumentClochafarmore
Standing stone · Rathiddy · Louth
National MonumentPunchestown Longstone
Standing stone · Punchestown Great · Kildare
Ballinvir Standing Stone
Standing stone · Ballinvir · Tipperary
Graigue Standing Stone
Standing stone · An Gráig (Tc An Mhín Aird) · Kerry
Kilmogue standing stone
Standing stone · Kilmogue · Kilkenny
Owenea Stone
Standing stone · Ardara · Donegal
National MonumentArdristan Stone
Standing stone · Ardristan · Carlow
National MonumentCoolcoulaghta Standing Stones
Standing stone - pair · Coolcoulaghta · Cork
National MonumentLough Gur Standing Stone
Standing stone · Grange (Smallcounty By.) · Limerick
National MonumentPluck Standing Stone
Standing stone · Pluck · Donegal
National MonumentTimoney Stones
Standing stone · Timoney · Tipperary
Standing Stones by county
| County | On the map | Named, with notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cork | 1,365 | 1 |
| Kerry | 487 | 1 |
| Donegal | 357 | 2 |
| Tipperary | 355 | 2 |
| Limerick | 184 | 1 |
| Waterford | 181 | 0 |
| Mayo | 139 | 0 |
| Clare | 111 | 0 |
| Galway | 93 | 0 |
| Wexford | 73 | 0 |
| Roscommon | 65 | 0 |
| Meath | 58 | 0 |
| Wicklow | 55 | 0 |
| Westmeath | 53 | 0 |
| Louth | 50 | 1 |
| Kilkenny | 43 | 1 |
| Leitrim | 40 | 0 |
| Sligo | 38 | 0 |
| Carlow | 33 | 1 |
| Cavan | 28 | 0 |
| Longford | 26 | 0 |
| Offaly | 22 | 0 |
| Kildare | 17 | 1 |
| Dublin | 15 | 0 |
| Laois | 11 | 0 |
| Monaghan | 10 | 0 |
Source: Archaeological Survey of Ireland (SMR, 1 December 2025), National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; names from NMS, Wikidata and Fáilte Ireland. Records without a mapped location are not shown.