Standing stone in Coomanaspig, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

This standing stone is located in bog on the lower N slopes of Coomanaspig, SE of Dromgour Point. It is not recorded on the OS maps. The stone is irregular in both elevation and basal plan, tapering as it rises. It measures .9m high, and .82m x .42m at base, tapering to a width of .36m at the top; NNW-SSE. Veins of quartz run horizontally through the stone. Cork University Press (1996), no. 154.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE087-051

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