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Standing stone

Standing stone, pair

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Two stones stand seven metres apart on an east-facing slope in County Kerry, watching the sea and sky without breaking rank. The taller southern stone reaches 1.5m, while the smaller northern stone leans slightly north at 0.7m. They may have marked a boundary, a meeting place or a warning, but they still perform that unknown purpose every time someone walks past.
A pair of standing stones set 7m apart in an ESE-WNW line, on a gentle E facing slope with good clear views in all directions. The taller SE stone is 1.5m high, 1.1m wide and .5m thick. A single packing stone is exposed at its SW side. The NW stone stands .7m high and is .7m wide x .6m thick; it inclines slightly to N. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 65. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

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