Standing stone in Glannagalt, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

On a gentle E facing slope at the base of the ridge defining the W side of Gleann na nGealt, this stone stands 2.2m high and measures 1.4m x .34m at base tapering to a rounded top; NNE-SSW. It inclines slightly to W. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 110.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE036-060

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