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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: An Gráig standing stone Alternative Name: Graigue standing stoneCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Kerry Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Village: Lispole
Latitude: 52.136173N Longitude: 10.145284W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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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).
The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 115.
Although not strictly accessable by wheelchair as it is in a field without any paths a visitor could view this stone from the nearby roadside quite easily.
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