Standing stone in Glansillagh, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

This stone is situated in low-lying pastureland. To the SW of this site lies a ringfort (184). The stone is irregularly shaped, rising from a rectangular base to a peak and standing 1.6m high, 1.25m wide and .3m thick. A number of packing stones are visible around the base. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 13.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE003-020

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