Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Cill Buaine, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cill Buaine
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.85407, -10.33080
- SMR number
- KE087-085----
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Shown on 4 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
Situated on the lower S facing slopes of Kilkeaveragh mountain, this standing stone is located in good pastureland that overlooks St Finan's Bay to SW. It measures 1m x .2m at base, and its longer axis lies E-W. Of regular rectangular elevation, it stands 1.15m high and is referred to by Henry as a 'gallaun' (1957, 106) though it is not marked on the OS maps. A small terraced area occurs 2.5m N of the stone, revetted on its S side by a 3m stretch of drystone walling.
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. 193. 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
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.