Standing stone in An Gráig (tc An Mhín Aird) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

An Gráig holds a massive stone split vertically into two slabs on the eastern edge of Sea Hill. The greater portion still stands nearly four metres high while a detached three-metre slab leans at forty-five degrees against two small uprights. That lean creates a narrow shadowed gap where wind whistles and rain collects, turning the broken monument into a living chamber rather than a dead ruin.

Located on level ground at the E end of the Sea Hill ridge, this stone has split vertically into 2 separate slabs. The greater portion remains standing and is 3.75m high and c. 2.6m x .7m at base; NE-SW. A large slab, 3m high, 2.2m wide and c. 0.15m thick, has become detached from the NW face and rests at a 45 degrees angle, supported by 2 low uprights, neither of which appears to be socketed in the ground. These latter stand .9m and 1.1m high. The stone appears to have been intact in the early 19th century (OSNB Minard, 31). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 115. 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 ceremonial or territorial significance. Its split form could reflect natural weathering or, in local folklore, a mythical event or curse.

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