What is recorded here

An Fhothrach Mhór holds a tall stone that tilts slightly west, its point aiming across the valley like a finger pressing through time. The stone rises nearly two metres, widens halfway, then climbs straight to a sharp edge, as if shaped by patience rather than tools. It stands on a north-facing slope above Lispole, watching weather and life move below. People may have set it there to mark ownership, prayer or memory, but it has outlasted every name spoken near it.

A standing stone situated on a N facing slope over-looking the Lispole valley. It stands 1.95m high and measures .7m x .3m at base; ENE-WSW. The width increases gradually to .9m at a height of c. 0.6m above the ground, and from there the sides rise vertically to the top which comes to a point at the W. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 107. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had a ritual or territorial function, possibly linked to landscape orientation or astronomical alignments. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for the site.

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