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In rough pasture, on top of a knoll, at the base of the NE-facing slopes of Knockbrack Mountain and within a network of pre-bog field boundaries (KE094-060001-). This standing stone (0.45m x 0.35m; H 0.75m) is orientated NE-SW. A quartz vein encircles the upper portion of the stone and another area of quartz is visible towards the base on the SW side. The stone stands on an area of the knoll where peat has been removed. Two possible fulachtaí fia (KE094-060003-, KE094-060004-) are situated 35m and 37m to the N, respectively.
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
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.
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