Gallaun in Derreenfinlehid, standing stone in County Kerry

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What is recorded here

This stone is situated in bog on the steep S slopes of Boughil mountain, and commands an extensive view over Kenmare Bay. Block-like in appearance, it stands 1.38m high and is roughly trapezoidal in basal plan, where it has maximum dimensions of 1.02m x .5m; NE-SW. Packing stones are apparent beneath the growth of bog at its base. The site is recorded as 'Buachaill Finnleithid' in OSNB (Derreenfinlehid, 4). Cork University Press (1996), no. 165.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE083-030

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Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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