What is recorded here

Gallaun is a tall prehistoric upright inside Cromwell's Fort on the Iveragh Peninsula, meaning the fort either claimed the stone or merely occupied its already chosen place. It stands 3.43 metres high with packing stones around its base and a leaning slab beside it, perhaps added after Chatterton found it shaky in 1839. The fort belongs to one era, the stone to several eras before it, and that mismatch is what makes the place memorable.

Upstanding stone (H 1.68m; 0.39m x 0.12m) in roadside wall of burial ground (CO153-007001-). Long axis N-S. Latin cross (H c. 0.42m; Wth c. 0.21m) inscribed on W face; expanded terminals except for base; N arm truncated. 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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