What is recorded here

Gallaun is a tall limestone slab leaning west on a Galway pasture slope, its surface marked by ancient water channels and familiar to local cattle as a scratching post. The stone rises nearly three metres before tapering into a narrower top, holding a quiet tilt across the field while livestock rub against it and lichen spreads over every face. It may have watched herds, weather and passing people for generations, becoming as much a living boundary marker as a relic of older time.

On a N-facing downslope in pastureland. This standing stone consists of a karstic limestone slab with evidence of water channels. It is rectangular in plan (H 2.7m; max. Wth 1.83m), tapering towards the top (Wth 0.6m). It is aligned NNW-SSE and leans towards the W. Some field stones are piled against the base on the W side. Lichen is visible on all faces of the stone and it is used as a scratching post by livestock. A structural crack is evident towards the lower end of the E face. (McCaffrey 1952, 213, no. 68) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 16 December 2019

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