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Standing stone in Cathair An Treantaigh

Standing stone

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Cathair An Treantaigh, County Kerry, Ireland, may still hide a 10-foot standing stone in its NE end. That much remains in the old description, even though the stone itself has slipped from ordinary sight. It may stand buried, broken, misnamed or unseen beneath grass and memory. The place keeps its shape in absence, waiting for someone to stop searching lists and begin walking the land.
In the OSNB (Ventry, 32) a 'Gallaun', 10 feet (3m) high is recorded in the NE end of the townland. Its precise location has not been identified. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 143. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

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