It takes its name from the nearby grave of Viking King Magnus Barefoot, a local tourist attraction that was not easily accessible prior to the arrival of the railway.

[1] The station consists of a simple curved concrete platform, overlooking the burial site of Magnus Barefoot on one side and the Quoile Marshes and Hollymount Forest on the other.

During his reign, Olafsson set his sights on Ireland and Scotland with the aim of controlling Norse communities in coastal areas on both sides of the Irish Sea.

A marriage between his son and the daughter of High King Muirchertach Ua Briain meant that Olafsson was able to gain control of Dublin, becoming known as Magnus Barefoot due to his wearing of a Gaelic tunic which left his lower legs exposed.

In 1995 part of the old Newcastle line was restored by the Downpatrick and County Down Railway, who opened a halt for the first time at the site of Magnus Barefoot's grave.