What is recorded here
Not marked on the OS maps, this short standing stone is located in rough boggy pasture at the landward end of a small promontory which projects into Lough Currane. It is roughly D-shaped in plan, measuring a maximum of 1.1m x .75m; N-S. The sides rise almost vertically, reaching a height of 1.3m. Some packing stones are visible around the base of its N end.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 212. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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