Graigue Standing Stone
Photo: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0
Standing stone

Graigue Standing Stone

Located on level ground at the E end of the Sea Hill ridge, this stone has split vertically into 2 separate slabs. The greater portion remains standing and is 3.75m high…

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • 19th centuryIn the record
  • FolkloreNone recorded
  • PhotoWikimedia Commons
An Gráig (Tc An Mhín Aird), Co. Kerry52.13621, -10.14535
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At a glance

  • TypeStanding stone
  • Date or period mentioned19th century

What to look for

  • Standing upright

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

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History and description

Located on level ground at the E end of the Sea Hill ridge, this stone has split vertically into 2 separate slabs. The greater portion remains standing and is 3.75m high and c. 2.6m x .7m at base; NE-SW. A large slab, 3m high, 2.2m wide and c. 0.15m thick, has become detached from the NW face and rests at a 45 degrees angle, supported by 2 low uprights, neither of which appears to be socketed in the ground.

Full archaeological record 101 words

Located on level ground at the E end of the Sea Hill ridge, this stone has split vertically into 2 separate slabs. The greater portion remains standing and is 3.75m high and c. 2.6m x .7m at base; NE-SW. A large slab, 3m high, 2.2m wide and c. 0.15m thick, has become detached from the NW face and rests at a 45 degrees angle, supported by 2 low uprights, neither of which appears to be socketed in the ground. These latter stand .9m and 1.1m high. The stone appears to have been intact in the early 19th century (OSNB Minard, 31).

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 4 August 2013 · Based on the J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

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