Standing stone in Aughils, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

About 300m from the N shore of Castlemaine Harbour, and c. 30m W of a small S flowing stream, is a low upright measuring .6m in height, .84m in width and .29m in thickness; NE-SW. A series of linear markings on the upper surface, previously interpreted as 'pseudo-ogham' (CKFC 1939, 13 and 1941 and 1946), appear to be either natural or accidental. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 162.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE046-015

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