Standing stone in Gortnagappul

In rough pasture, on a SE-facing slope. This standing stone (1.7m x 0.2m; H 1.5m) is subrectangular in plan and is orientated N-S. A smaller stone (1.5m x 0.2m; H 0.75m), parallel to and beside its E face, may have split from the larger stone. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. Its orientation and possible pair suggest alignment with solar or ritual practices, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.