Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Derreen (Magunihy By.), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derreen (Magunihy By.)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallán
- Coordinates
- 52.07376, -9.51110
- SMR number
- KE066-052----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
At the W side of a field boundary which divides two football pitches. The stone (dims. 1.63m x 0.67m; H 1.97m) is rectangular in shape and ovoid in plan and orientated E-W. A field boundary is built against the N, S and E faces of the stone. The stone is of sandstone and partially covered with ivy.
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
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.