Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Doory (iveragh By., Mastergeehy Ed), County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doory (iveragh By., Mastergeehy Ed)
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallaun
- Coordinates
- 51.87238, -10.11158
- SMR number
- KE089-033----
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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, the tallest in the Iveragh Peninsula, is situated on a terrace on the NW slopes of Coomduff. Standing 4.4m high; its sides rise almost vertically for half its height, then gradually taper towards a pointed top. It is rectangular in plan at base, with dimensions of 1.04m x .42m; NE-SW. A stone row (KE089-031----) occurs 150m to W.
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. 173. 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
- Stone rowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.