What is recorded here

Gallaun is a pair of standing stones in County Kerry, Ireland. The upright stone reaches 2.45m, tapers to a flat top and points NNE-SSW. A larger prostrate slab lies 1.5m north, half swallowed by overgrowth. They sit on a marshy rise 370m west of the Blackwater river, old enough to have watched the water change course and the land forget their name.

Two stones, one prostrate, are located on a prominent rise in a marshy area about 370m W of the Blackwater river. Triangular in basal section, the upright stone stands 2.45m high and tapers slightly towards a flat top. It measures .8m x .47m at base; NNE-SSW. The prostrate slab lies in dense overgrowth 1.5m to N, and measures 2.5m long and 1.35m wide (Ó Nualláin 1988,250). 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. 119. 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 Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the standing stone may have had a ritual or territorial function. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for this site.

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