Standing stone in Mountoven, County Kerry

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.

What is recorded here

A 'Gallaun' was marked on the OS maps on the N slopes of Corrin hill, overlooking Tralee Bay and the adjacent coastal plain. The rough, marshy land in which it stood has recently been reclaimed and there is no trace of the stone. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 158.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE036-039

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