Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Derreendarragh, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derreendarragh
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallaun
- Coordinates
- 51.89482, -9.74249
- SMR number
- KE092-009----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Aligned N-S on its long axis, this stone stands in boggy ground about 250m S of Derreendarragh river. Tapering towards a rounded top, it stands 1.84m high and measures 2.85m x .7m at base. Four packing stones are visible at the base of its E side.
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. 164. 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
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Kerb circleunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.