What is recorded here

Knockglass Beg holds a 2.6m standing stone on level pastureland beside Tralee Bay. Its rectangular base tapers upward like a finger pointing north-south through time. Cattle may have walked past it for centuries, unaware they grazed around a marker older than memory. The stone does not ask to be believed. It waits for someone stubborn enough to stand beside it and admit smallness.

A standing stone situated on generally level pastureland c. 250m S of Tralee Bay. It is roughly rectangular in plan at base, the sides measuring 1.13m, 1.37m, 1.18m and .88m in width, tapering towards the top. It stands 2.6m high and is orientated roughly N-S. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 127. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker or ceremonial monument. No specific folklore or inscriptions are recorded, though its positioning near Tralee Bay suggests a possible connection to early seafaring or ritual activity.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.