What is recorded here

Kilshannig stands 3.8m tall at the northern tip of Magharees Peninsula, watching Scraggane Bay through salt and wind. Its sandstone body widens toward the centre like a breath held in stone, while recent carvings of crosses and initials cling to both faces. The sea has likely tested this marker for centuries, yet people keep returning to write themselves beside it.

A tall sandstone standing stone conspicuously sited on level ground within 250m of Scraggane Bay at the N tip of the Magharees Peninsula. It is 3.8m high. At base it is 1.55m wide x .26m thick at the edges increasing to .62m towards the centre; NW-SE. The crosses, initials etc. carved on both faces are apparently recent additions as they were not noted in 1941 (CKFC, 222). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 121. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

Likely dating to the late Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance, possibly aligned with coastal or seasonal markers. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with ancient giants or protective spirits.

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