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Gallauns in Mucksna

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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.

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What is recorded here

In woodland, on a N-facing slope overlooking Kenmare Bay. There are no visible remains of the standing stones which are named 'Gallauns' on the 1846 OS 6-inch map. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE093-034

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Photo credits
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Nigel Cox, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • dalvenjah on Flickr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Vadim Manuylov, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.ru
  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • Kenmare Shamrocks GAA official club website; individual aerial photographer not named, kenmaregaa.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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