What is recorded here

Standing stone in Baile An Ásaigh: a low broken monument on reclaimed pasture at the head of the Dingle valley, still marking the place where the land rises from the town roads. It stands 1.45m high, with its south top snapped away, perhaps taller before loss or weather took it. People may have passed it when marking pasture, remembering an event or leaving the valley behind; the stone remains because that repeated notice shaped the place.

A low standing stone situated on level reclaimed pastureland at the head of the valley which extends NE from Dingle Town. It stands 1.45m high but is broken across the top of its S side and may originally have been taller. At base it measures 1.04m x .5m; N-S. To see a 3D model of this monument, visit; https://skfb.ly/LGEV The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 72. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

Dated to the late Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served a ceremonial or territorial function. No specific folklore is recorded, but such stones are often associated with ancient ritual practices or waymarking.

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