Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Barleymount East, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barleymount East
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.09758, -9.57572
- SMR number
- KE058-513----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 improved pasture, situated toward base of S-facing slope of small pasture field. Single upright stone of green sandstone/shale (H 1m; Wth 0.5m; L 0.75m max.) is orientated long-axis ENE-WSW. Stone is cut slightly into hillslope. Sub-rectangular in plan with generally flat faced sides which are partially covered in white lichens and moss. Top of stone is relatively flat point that slopes down gently to SW. Sappers mark upon upper surface is obscured by moss and is depicted upon later OS six inch maps. Visible upon aerial image (Bing 2015). Roadside field boundary (long axis E-W) and gate are c. 10m to S.
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 13 January 2016
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.