Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone - pair
Nantinan, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Nantinan
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallaun
- Coordinates
- 52.11325, -9.70928
- SMR number
- KE057-037----
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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
In pasture, on level ground. An upright stone (dims. 1.05m x 0.75m; H 2m), orientated NE-SW, and rectangular in plan and elevation. Some scratch marks are visible on the corner of the SW face of the stone. In the 1840s 'two high rocks' called gallauns were recorded here (OSNB, Killorglin, no. 1, 5). There is a rath (KE057-038----) c. 190m to the NE.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.