What is recorded here

Gallaun stands 3.43 metres tall inside Cromwell's Fort on the Iveragh Peninsula, proving that human ambition repeatedly stacks new meaning upon old stone rather than erasing it. The fort carries wartime associations, yet the upright predates every banner and army by millennia, forcing each visitor to ask which claim owns the ground. Packing stones and a leaning slab hold it against wind and time, while the fort wall frames it like a sentence wrapped around a single ancient word.

In pasture, overlooking the valley of the Flesk River. There are no visible remains of this stone. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

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.