Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Bray, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bray
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.89562, -10.41489
- SMR number
- KE087-002----
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 2 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A possible ‘gallaun’, which is not marked on the OS maps, apparently stood at this location before its removal in the 1930s. It was described as standing over six feet (1.8m) high, and an iron ‘spearhead’ was reported to have been found during its removal (local information). The monument stood at the foot of the steep N slopes of Bray Head, and overlooked Emlagh bog and the Atlantic beyond. Some local reports suggest that it bore an ogham inscription.
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. 226. 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
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.