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Gallaun

Standing stone

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In pasture on S-facing slope. Irregular quartz stone (H 1.9m; 1.47m x 0.95m) aligned NNE-SSW. 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 ceremonial or territorial function. No specific folklore or detailed meaning is recorded for Gallaun, Laravoolta.

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