Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Anomalous stone group
Maulyarkane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Maulyarkane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.11200, -9.39801
- SMR number
- KE059-028001-
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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 top of an E-W ridge with views to the N and S over Sliabh Luachra and to the Paps of Dana to the S. A group of four standing stones of varying height and orientation are located c. 28m to the W of a standing stone (KE059-028----). The NE stone (H 0.82m; 0.5m x 0.35m) is 3.35m NE of the second stone (H 1.16m; 0.55m x 0.23m); the third stone (H 0.77m; 0.45m x 0.45m) is a further 0.77m to the SW of the second stone; the fourth stone (H 0.6m; 0.55m x 0.3m) is 3.1m to the SSE of third stone. A quartz stone is embedded in the ground beside the fourth stone.
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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.