Standing stone in Gortnagane

Near the centre of a cashel (KE068-022001-) named 'Cathair Craobh Dearg' and known locally as 'The City'. A stone (dims. 1.25m x 0.45m; H 0.95m) orientated NNW-SSE which was named 'Cromlech' on both the 1846 and 1894 OS 6-inch maps. According to de Valera and Ó Nuallaín (1982, 70), this stone is 'supposed to be a 'memorial' stone'. This is the same stone which was described in the 1940s as '3 feet 9 inches [1.12m] high, 4 feet 4 inches [1.13m] long and 1 foot 6 inches [0.45m] thick' and which was formerly higher and had traces of 'ogham writing' on it (Schools Manuscript for County Kerry). Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Probably dating to the Bronze Age, the standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to the nearby cashel. The name 'Cromlech,' though often applied to chambered tombs, suggests a possible association with megalithic tradition or local folklore.