Ballynoe (from Irish an Baile Nua 'the new settlement') is a 0.83 km2 (205 acres) settlement and townland south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland.

It is situated in the civil parish of Bright and historic barony of Lecale Upper.

[1] The main feature in the hamlet is Ballynoe stone circle, a late Neolithic to early Bronze age large circle of over fifty closely spaced upright stones, surrounding a mound which, when excavated, was found to contain two cists in which cremated bones were found.

The site is near the disused railway station, reached by a long footpath off the main road, at grid ref: J481404.

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