What is recorded here

Gallaun is a tall standing stone in Glanleam, County Kerry, trapped inside a much younger fort called Cromwell's Fort. The prehistoric upright predates the enclosure by millennia, creating a strange layer where ancient stone and later military history collide. A leaning slab now braces its base, possibly added after Chatterton found it shaky in 1839, proving the stone has resisted time and neglect.

In pasture on S-facing slope. Rectangular stone (H 1.65m; 1.3m x 0.75m), severely weathered; long axis E-W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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