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Standing stone in An Com (bar. Uíbh Ráthach)

Standing stone

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An unmarked standing stone in An Com (bar. Uíbh Ráthach) overlooks low-lying land towards Ballinskelligs Bay at SE. It is a low orthostat, weathered and fissured, standing 1.06m high, .62m wide and .16m thick at base, aligned NNW-SSE with one packing stone visible on its NW side.
Not marked on the OS maps, this standing stone is situated in rough pasture that overlooks low-lying land towards Ballinskelligs Bay at SE. It is a low orthostat, weathered and fissured. It stands 1.06m high and measures .62m wide and .16m thick at base; NNW-SSE. One packing stone is visible on its NW side. 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. 153. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

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