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'This large stone cross with hollowed angles and a rounded head, sometimes referred to as the Priest's Stone, stands on the SW end of leacht [KE104A001053-]. Occupying much of its SW face is an outline Latin cross. Its head is recessed slightly and the shaft expands in width to the base. Beneath each arm a diagonal cross is framed by a grooved rectangle, from the outer side of which a groove extends upwards to frame the head of the cross in a double outline form. A diagonal line joins the upper angles of the head to the arms below. Faint traces of an encircled equal-armed cross are preserved on the head of the slab. H: 2.4m. W: .71m. T: .14m' (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 288, no. 948 (34)). See attached photograph and drawing of cross taken from The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996) Fig. 180 and Plate 72. 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. 948. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 9 March 2022

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