Holed stone in Killoluaig, County Kerry

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Situated in level pasture, KE088-010002- occupies a roughly rectangular area which is delimited by modern field boundaries. Within this is an oval-shaped enclosure, an earthwork complex and a number of house sites. The enclosure contains a leacht and a gable-shrine, a holed stone, and numerous uninscribed grave-markers which relate to the use of the site as a ceallúnach (OSNB Killemlagh, 20). A pillar stone is incorporated into the external face of the enclosing element at S. A second ceallúnach (KE088-011001-) is located a short distance to E. Holed Stone (KE088-010005-): Re-used as a burial marker, this stone is located near the E limits of the enclosure KE088-010012-). Trapezoidal in elevation, it measures .4m x .45m x .06m thick and features a small central perforation, .02m in diameter. Cork University Press (1996), no. 960.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE088-010005

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