What is recorded here

Ardmeelode in County Kerry holds a subrectangular standing stone, rising 1.6 metres and measuring 0.92 by 0.85 metres, aligned NE-SW on a SW-facing pasture slope. Its edges are worn smooth by centuries of rain and shadow, yet it remains upright, unbroken and unmistakably intentional. The stone may have marked a boundary, a burial or a gathering place, but its true purpose has faded into the quiet life of the land. What survives is its presence: a vertical line in the grass, still watching the sky tilt across the valley.

In pasture, in a low lying area, on a SW-facing slope. An upright stone (dims. 0.92m x 0.85m; H 1.6m), subrectangular in plan and elevation and orientated NE-SW. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker or ritual monument. No specific folklore or further archaeological context is recorded for the site.

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