Standing stone in Caherpierce, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

No trace survives of the standing stone shown untitled on the 1st edition of the OS map. It was located on a gentle slope overlooking Castlemaine Harbour c. 200m to S. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 144.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE045-098

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