Gallauns

Located on rocky ground at the lower end of a ridge which runs to SW from Mullaghnarakill mountain, this site is comprised of a row of three stones and an enclosure. The row, of which one stone is now prostrate, measures 4.3m long and is orientated NE-SW. The stone at the NE end of the line stands 1.95m high, and measures .9m x .25m at base; it inclines slightly to SE. The second stone is .63m further to SW, and stands 1.8m high and measures .68m x .26m at base. The prostrate stone lies 1.42m further to SW, and measures 3.15m long. Rectangular in outline, it averages .8m wide and has a maximum thickness of .6m (Ó Nualláin 1988, 238). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 113. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the standing stones and enclosure at Gallauns, Gortnagulla may have functioned as a ritual or territorial marker. Such arrangements often held ceremonial significance, possibly linked to seasonal or ancestral practices.