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Gallaun in Ardmore

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Located on a ridge above Glan Lough from which it commands a broad view of Kenmare Bay and the intervening low-lying land to SE, this tall, weathered stone stands 2m high and measures 1.12m x .42m at base; NE-SW. It is of regular elevation, and a long rectangular flake has spalled from its NW edge. Cork University Press (1996), no. 132.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE099-016

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