Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone - pair
Kimego East, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kimego East
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.95875, -10.25431
- SMR number
- KE079-023----
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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
Situated on sloping pastureland,which overlooks the estuary of the Ferta river to S, this poorly preserved site, not marked on the OS maps, is located adjacent to a ceallúnach at NW (KE079-022----). One stone lies prostrate, while the base of the second, surviving as a stump, stands 3m to NE. The latter measures 1.45m high and 1.1m .45m at base; NE-SW. Its upper portion lies 1.2m to SW and measures 3.55m long. When intact this stone would have stood an impressive 5m high. The second stone measures 4.7m long and 1.58m in maximum width (Ó Nualláin 1988,250).
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. 124. 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
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.