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Standing stone

Foilatrisnig, County Kerry, Ireland

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Townland
Foilatrisnig
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.21280, -9.95353
SMR number
KE036-120----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

In area of rough grazing and scrub on S-facing slope overlooking Tralee Bay to the N. Ringfort (KE036-096----) and three hut sites (KE036-096001-/003-) 110m to E. Possible standing stone and relict north-south field boundary seen in the distance and on aerial photographs but not able to visit the monument to take full records. It stands at the summit of a striking conical hill.

See attached images courtesy of Tony Miller

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Tony Miller

Date of upload: 23 February 2022

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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