Ballynoe is a small hamlet close to Downpatrick. It has existed since 954 AD and has its own stone circle, a Megalithic monument where a 100ft stone circle encloses an ellipse of stones and a prehistoric burial mound. It has been dated to around 2000 BC. It also has a bar called 'The Castle Inn'. Downpatrick (Dún Phádraig in Irish, meaning Fort of Patrick) is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland with about 10,113 inhabitants. ... Events King Malcolm I of Scotland is killed in battle against Highlanders. ... Megalithic tomb, Mane Braz, Brittany A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones. ... Prehistory (Greek words προ = before and ιστορία = history) is the period before written history became available to assist our understanding of the past. ... Burial of Oleg of Novgorod in a tumulus in 912. ...