What is recorded here
No visible chamber or chamber-like feature is present at Gallaun. What is recorded is a standing stone: a separate upright marker on the lower southwest slopes of Knockgour, facing west and north. The absence of a chamber does not diminish the site; it redirects attention to the stone itself, the act of raising it, and the landscape it still commands.
On lower SW slopes of Knockgour with commanding views to W and N. Subrectangular stone aligned NE-SW (H 1.62m; 1.15m x 0.7m).
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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