Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Toon, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toon
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallaun
- Coordinates
- 51.97753, -10.08266
- SMR number
- KE070-064----
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
This standing stone, irregular in elevation, is situated in land which slopes gently to SW and affords broad, commanding views over the bogs to W. Both of its edges appear to have been spalled or broken. Macalister suggested that it was vandalised in antiquity with the intent of destroying an ogham inscription (1939a, 16). There is no evidence at present to indicate the former existence of such an inscription. The stone stands 2.64m high, and its rectangular basal plan measures 1.66m x .46m; NE-SW.
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 218. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 28 July 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.