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Gallaun — Gurteen (glanarought By.)

Standing stone
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In level pasture, on the lower S-facing slopes of Carrignagown Hill. This standing stone (1.1m x 1m; H 3.8m) is rectangular in plan and section and tapers towards the top. It is orientated NNE-SSW. It has a shallow groove (L 0.55m; Wth 0.04m; D 0.05m) on its ESE face and a similar groove (L 0.23m) on its WNW face. Some packing-stones are visible at the base of the stone. A multiple-stone circle (KE094-021001-) and a boulder burial (KE094-021002-) are c. 200m to the NE and there is a fulacht fia (KE094-022001-) c. 60m to the W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

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