What is recorded here

Gallaun is a tall standing stone in Glanleam, County Kerry, where a later fort was built around an older upright rather than the other way around. The stone still rises inside that contradictory boundary, carrying both ages in one place. Its shape is simple, but its meaning is not: human hands kept returning to it across centuries, first to set it, then to hold it, then to build beside it.

Marked only on 1842 OS 6-inch map as single standing stone. Removed; no visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the stone may have served as a territorial marker or ceremonial monument. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for Gallaun, Gilcagh.

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