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A story from Rostrevor · ~5 min from Warrenpoint

The Big Stone

In short: Cloughmore, the Big Stone, is a huge granite boulder high above Rostrevor in Kilbroney Park: geologists say retreating ice left it there, and local legend says a giant threw it.

High above Rostrevor sits Cloughmore, a huge granite boulder. Geologists will tell you it was left behind as the ice melted. Locals will tell you a giant threw it. Either way it's quite a sight, and so is the view.

Go and see it

Walk up through Kilbroney Park to the Cloughmore Stone.

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Questions people ask

What is the Cloughmore Stone?

A huge granite boulder (a glacial erratic) above Rostrevor, often said to weigh around 50 tonnes, carried there by ice.

What is the legend of the Cloughmore Stone?

Local folklore says it was thrown by a giant, usually Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool), during a fight.

How do you get to the Cloughmore Stone?

Walk up through Kilbroney Park in Rostrevor; there's a trail from the park and a car park higher up for a shorter walk.

When: Ice Age. Sources: Glacial erratic; folklore of giants. Spotted something we should correct? Let us know.

Then, nearby

Somewhere to eat or drink afterwards, closest first.

Cafés · Rostrevor

Roast Trevor

Coffee shop on The Square, Rostrevor.

~5 min from Warrenpoint30–60 min

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