What is recorded here

That is a tall rock, nearly two metres high, standing at the entrance to Com an Lochaigh in County Kerry. It is not a smooth showpiece but a rough, tapering column set in rocky pastureland, facing west like a sentinel watching the valley mouth. People may have passed it for generations, reading its height and shape as a marker of boundary, memory or warning.

This standing stone is situated on a W facing slope, in rough and rocky but enclosed pastureland at the entrance to Com an Lochaigh. It stands 2.15m high and is .6m thick x 1.6m wide at base tapering evenly towards a roughly rounded top; NE-SW. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 76. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker or had ceremonial significance. No specific folklore is recorded, but its positioning suggests a possible alignment with landscape features or seasonal markers.

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