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Gallauns

Standing stone

What is recorded here

Stands 21m to W of boulder burial (CO116-007001-); (H 1.1m; 1m x 0.6m). 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 be associated with the nearby boulder burial, suggesting a funerary or ritual context. Its specific meaning or use remains unrecorded, though such stones often held symbolic or ceremonial significance in prehistoric communities.

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