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Gallaun in Lyranes Upper

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What is recorded here

This site, marked ‘Gallaun’ on the first edition of the OS map, was located on low-lying level pastureland E of the Caragh river. No visible trace of the monument survives, nor is it recalled locally. Cork University Press (1996), no. 245.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE072-004

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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  • PAUL FARMER, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Espresso Addict, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Dennis Turner, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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