What is recorded here

Gallaun is a 3.43 metre stone standing inside Cromwell's Fort on the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry. The upright predates the fort by millennia, yet the later enclosure swallowed it without hesitation. A leaning slab now braces its base, probably added after Chatterton complained in 1839 that the stone shook easily. The fort and the gallaun belong to different ages, but they occupy the same ground and force both stories to remain visible at once.

In pasture. No visible surface trace. 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

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served a ritual or territorial function. Local folklore or specific meaning is not recorded.

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