What is recorded here

Gallaun is a tall standing stone on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, caught inside a much later earthwork called Cromwell's Fort. The stone predates that fort by millennia, yet it still points upward through the newer boundary, as if refusing to be buried by history. Its base is packed with stones, and a leaning slab braces it against the wind, suggesting people kept returning to steady what time had loosened.

On top of a high ridge commanding extensive views to N and S. Rectangular stone (H 1.5m; 1.15m x 0.25m) aligned NE-SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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