Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Lios Deargáin, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lios Deargáin
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.15895, -10.19091
- SMR number
- KE043-206----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the 1st edition of the OS map a 'Gallaun' is marked immediately S of Lisdargan village, on the S slopes of Croaghskearda overlooking the lowlying land that surrounds Trabeg. It was described as standing 5 feet (1.5m) tall (OSNB Cloghane, book 2, 12). Though not marked on the 2nd edition, the site is now occupied by a large earthfast boulder, 2.5m long x .8m high and wide; 2m to S are 2 fragments of stone, c. 0.6m x .5m, with a 3rd lying buried in between. These may represent broken pieces of the standing stone and packing stones, but this is not certain.
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 156. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 4 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed pillarunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.