Gallaun in Sosadh, standing stone in County Kerry

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What is recorded here

This standing stone is located in arable land, on the lower E slopes of Knocknaskereighta, with an open view to Ballinskelligs Bay at SE. It stands 2.38m high and is oriented NE-SW on its long axis. Of regular elevation, it measures 1.27m wide and .2m thick at base. Cork University Press (1996), no. 210.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE088-020

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