What is recorded here

An Gabhlán Ard stands twenty-seven decimetres tall on gentle ground above the Owenalondrig river, its vertical sides narrowing almost to a point before leaning slightly southwest. It resembles a knife edge more than a crude block, perhaps marking a boundary, a path or a promise made by people whose names never survived. The stone still occupies that small tract of good land, waiting for someone to remember why it was set upright.

This standing stone is located on a tract of good, well-drained land which slopes very gently W towards the Owenalondrig river. It measures 2.7m in height and 1.1m in width at base, and the sides rise fairly vertically for most of their height before converging almost to a point at top; ENE-WSW. It now inclines slightly to SW. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 111. 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 Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served a ceremonial or territorial function. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for the site.

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