List of monuments
HED State Care Monuments are amongst the best known historic landmarks and tourist destinations in Northern Ireland. Follow the links below to find out more; including location and access information and a brief description of the historic background to each.
Please note we are currently working on adding the sites online - updating on a regular basis until all are listed.
Sites open to the public
Co Antrim
- Antrim Round Tower
- Armoy Round Tower
- Ballylumford Dolmen
- Bonamargy Friary
- Carrickfergus Castle
- Carrickfergus Gasworks
- Carrickfergus Town Walls
- Castle Lug
- Coshkib Rath Pair: The Twin Towers
- Craigs Dolmen
- Craigs, The Broad Stone
- Cranfield Church
- Dalway's Bawn
- Dooey's Cairn, Dunloy
- Duncarbit Standing Stones
- Dunluce Castle
- Harryville Motte and Bailey
- Layd Church, Cushendall
- Lissanduff Earthworks, Portballintrae
- Lissue Rath
- Muckamore Priory
- Olderfleet Castle
- Ossian's Grave
- Spring Farm Rath
Co Armagh
- Annaghmare Cairn
- Armagh Friary
- Ballykeel Dolmen & Cairn, Newry
- Ballymacdermot Cairn
- Clonlum North Cairn
- Clonlum South Cairn
- Clontygora Cairn
- Eglish Crosses
- Haughey's Fort
- Killevy Churches
- Kilnasaggart Pillar Stone
- Lisnamintry Rath
- Moyry Castle
- Navan Fort, Armagh
- North Meridian Markers
- Slieve Gullion North Cairn
- Slieve Gullion South Cairn
- The King's Stables
- Tynan Village Cross
Co Down
- Annadorn Dolmen, Downpatrick
- Ardtole Church
- Ballycopeland Windmill
- Ballynoe 'Stone Circle'
- Clough Castle
- Derry Churches, Portaferry
- Mound of Down
- Dromore Cross
- Dromore Motte
- Drumena Cashel and Souterrain
- Dundrum Castle
- Duneight Motte & Bailey
- Dunnaman Court Tomb
- Giant's Ring, near Shaws Bridge, Belfast
- Goward Dolmen
- Grey Abbey
- Holywood Motte
- Inch Abbey, Downpatrick
- Jordan's Castle
- Kilclief Castle, Strangford
- Legananny Dolmen
- Loughlinisland Churches
- Maghera Church and Round Tower
- Mahee Castle
- Millin Bay Cairn
- Movilla Abbey
- Nendrum Ecclesiastical Site
- Raholp Church
- Rough Fort
- Scrabo Hillfort
- Scrabo Tower
- Shandon Park Mound
- Sketrick Castle
- St. John's Point Church
- Strangford Castle
- Struell Bath Houses and Wells
- Tullynakill Church
Co Fermanagh
- Aghalurcher Church
- Aghanaglack Dual Court Tomb, Enniskillen
- Castle Balfour
- Devenish Ecclesiastical Site
- Drumskinny Stone Circle, Cairn and Alignment
- Enniskillen Castle
- Inishmacsaint Church and Cross
- Monea Castle
- Old Castle Archdale
- Portora Castle, Enniskillen
- Tully Castle, Derrygonnelly
- White Island Church & Figures
Co Londonderry
- Ballintemple Bullaun Stone
- Ballybriest Dual Court Tomb
- Ballynascreen Church
- Banagher Church
- Boveagh Church
- Brackfield Bawn
- Drum Fort, also known as Larry's Fort
- Dunalis Souterrain
- Ervey Portal Tomb
- Gortycavan Mound
- Inishrush Crannog
- Knockoneill Court Tomb
- Maghera Church
- Mill Loughan Mound
- Mobuy 'Standing Stone'
- Mountsandel Fort, Coleraine
- Mullaboy Standing Stone
- O'Cahan's Castle
- Tamnyrankin Court Tomb
- The Derry Walls
- Tirnony Dolmen
- Tullyheran Fort
Co Tyrone
- Ardboe Abbey
- Ardboe Cross
- Balix Lower Court Tomb: The White Rocks
- Ballywholan Dual Court Tomb: Carnagat
- Ballywholan Portal Tomb: Carnfadrig
- Beaghmore Stone Circles, Cookstown
- Benburb or Wingfield’s Castle
- Berrysfort Standing Stone
- Castle Caulfield
- Churchtown Portal Tomb: Druid's Altar
- Churchtown Wedge Tomb: Todd's Den
- Clogher Hillfort: Rathmore
- Derryloran Church
- Donaghmore Cross
- Errigal Keerogue Cross and Church
- Glenknock or Cloghogle Portal Tomb: Druid's Altar
- Grange Standing Stone
- Harry Avery's Castle, Newtownstewart
- Killucan Long Cairn: Killucan
- Killucan Wedge Tomb: Carnanbane
- Killyliss Rath
- Knockmany Passage Tomb: Annia's Cove
- Lisky Court Tomb: Giant's Grave
- Magheraglass Church
- Mountjoy Castle
- Moy Gates and Screen
- Newtownstewart Castle
- Reaskmore Penal Altar Site
- Relignaman Women's Graveyard
- Tattykeel Standing Stone
- Tullaghoge Fort, Cookstown
Sites closed to the public
Co Antrim
Co Armagh
Co Down
- Audley's Castle
- Audleystown Cairn
- Cowd Castle
- Drumadonnell Cross
- Greencastle
- Grey Point Fort
- Hillsborough: Richhill Gates
- Kilfeaghan Portal Tomb
- Kirkistown Castle
- Lisnagade Fort
- Lisnavaragh Fort
- Narrow Water Castle
- Newtownards Priory
- Portaferry Castle
- Quoile Castle
- Ringhaddy Castle
- Ringhaddy Church
- The White House, Ballyspurge
- Woodgrange Rath and Tower House
Co Londonderry
- Ballygroll Prehistoric Landscape
- Bellaghy Bawn
- Church Island, Lough Beg
- Dungiven Priory
- Magilligan Martello Tower
- Tirkane Sweat House