Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Ballynahunt, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynahunt
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.18205, -10.03489
- SMR number
- KE045-015----
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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
A standing stone situated on the lower S slopes of the central mountain ridge, overlooking the Anascaul valley to S and the narrow valley that lies N of Flemingstown mountain to E. It is trapezoidal in plan at base, the sides measuring .6m, .8m, .52m and .8m. They taper slightly towards the top where, at 2.5m above the ground, the stone measures .4m x .1m. About 400m further uphill to N are 2 boulders decorated with rock art motifs (KE045-003----).
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 81. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 3 August 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ogham stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Cupmarked stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.