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Standing stone in Cill Na Gcolmán

Standing stone

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Cill Na Gcolmán, is a standing stone in County Kerry. It stands on level ground west of Aghatubrid mountain, tapering upward to 1.27m with a base 0.32m thick. Its east edge is buried inside a modern field boundary, as if the living landscape swallowed the old marker whole.
This standing stone, not marked on the OS maps, is situated on level land W of Aghatubrid mountain. Of tapered elevation, it stands 1.27m high and measures .32m thick at base; E-W. Its E side is incorporated into a modern N-S field boundary. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 190. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

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