Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Lerrig North, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lerrig North
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.35910, -9.75861
- SMR number
- KE021-013----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This stone has been moved from its original position westwards to a nearby fieldbank. It is marked on the 1841-42 and 1898 OS maps as 'Gallaun'. According to the Kerry Field Club Notes (1943) there was a small hole about an inch in diameter at the base of the stone; this cannot be seen today. Markings which may be ogham are displayed on the E and W face. This granite standing stone rises to a height of 2.25m, .45m wide, .5m thick. It is thought to have marked a burial ground.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 24. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 1 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Standing stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.