Gallaun

Located about 15m N of a small cashel (KE097-040----) on the E slopes of Bolus mountain, is a prostrate pillar stone. Of regular aspect, it measures 2.35m x .55m x .4m. A stone row (KE097-038----) is located 167m to N. 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. 191. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, this prostrate pillar stone may have been part of a ritual or funerary landscape associated with the nearby cashel and stone row. Its orientation and positioning suggest a possible ceremonial or territorial function, though specific folklore or symbolic meaning is not recorded.