What is recorded here

Knockaunanattin mountain still holds the stone at the head of the Kealduff river valley, not far from rock art and the living memory of people who shaped that land. The bog has pulled back to reveal packing stones at its base, as if the earth were remembering the hands that set it upright. They may have gathered there to mark a boundary, honour an ancestor or watch the valley change with the seasons. The stone does not need a modern name to be powerful; it is a witness, patient and unbroken.

This standing stone is located on the lower S slopes of Knockaunanattin mountain, at the head of the Kealduff river valley. It is situated on a low hillock amid a concentration of rock art (see pages 91-97). Of regular elevation, it stands 1.55m high and measures .85m x .5m at base, NE-SW. Erosion of the bog around its base has revealed several packing stones. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 171. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

This standing stone likely dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age and may have functioned as a ritual or territorial marker. Its location among a concentration of rock art suggests it was part of a wider ceremonial landscape associated with early farming communities.

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