What is recorded here

Gallán na Cille Brice, the Milestone, still stands 2.8m tall beside Geataí na Glóire, marking a boundary or route in ancient Corca Dhuibhne. Its rectangular frame and steady orientation suggest people relied on it to measure distance, claim land, or orient a journey. The stone may have guided travellers through unfamiliar terrain, giving them a visible promise that the path was known and the area inhabited.

Gallán na Cille Brice or the Milestone stands c. 70m SW of the pair of standing stones known as Geataí na Glóire (KE043-213----). It is roughly rectangular in elevation and measures 2.8m in height and c. 1.38m in width; ENE-WSW. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 131. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 54/1937).

Likely dating to the late prehistoric or early historic period, this standing stone may have functioned as a boundary marker or waystone, given its name "Milestone." Its placement near other standing stones suggests it could be part of a ritual or ceremonial landscape associated with early Christian or Iron Age activity in the region.

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