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Standing stone

Canburrin, County Kerry, Ireland

The record

Townland
Canburrin
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Gallaun
Coordinates
51.92399, -10.18215
SMR number
KE080-035----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 is located in a forestry plantation on the lower SE slopes of Bentee mountain. It is 1.37m high, and measures .98m x .32m at base; NE-SW. A short distance to the NW, on the same slope, is a stone pair (KE080-036----).

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. 143. 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Sites and Monuments Record data: National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
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