What is recorded here

Monumental Pillar is a 1.05m stone beside the south doorway of a Kerry church, its flat base still catching rain while the building around it has changed hands and beliefs. It may have marked a boundary, a burial or a warning, yet it survives because people kept walking past it rather than breaking it.

A third pillar stone stands beside the S jamb of the doorway of the church. It is 1.05m high and measures .68m x .2m at base. The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 974. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 18 June 2013

Likely dating to the early Christian period, the stone may have had a ritual or commemorative function, possibly associated with the church or local settlement. No specific folklore or inscriptions are recorded for this site.

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