Gallaun

Marked only on the 1925 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a level landscape. This is a granite stone with veins of quartz and a rectangular cross-section (dims. 1.4m NNE-SSW; 1m WNW-ESE; H 3m). A description of cupmarks (Kinahan 1883-4a 234-5; 1883-4c) and of an ogham inscription (Macalister 1949, vol. 1, 47-8) cannot be endorsed. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 16 August, 2013

Likely dating to the late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Gallaun – Balloughton stone may have functioned as a boundary marker or ceremonial monument. Its placement on open ground suggests a possible role in territorial definition or ritual activity, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.