Gallaun in Derreendarragh, standing stone in County Kerry

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What is recorded here

Aligned N-S on its long axis, this stone stands in boggy ground about 250m S of Derreendarragh river. Tapering towards a rounded top, it stands 1.84m high and measures 2.85m x .7m at base. Four packing stones are visible at the base of its E side. Cork University Press (1996), no. 164.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE092-009

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