What is recorded here

No stone remains visible in the rough hill pasture between Lough Inchiquin and Cloonee Lough Upper, yet the lost marker still lives inside the name Cnocán an Ghalláin. That hidden continuity suggests the stone did not vanish so much as retreat into memory, waiting for someone to stop looking for rock and start listening for shape.

In rough hill pasture, on the SE side of a ridge, between Lough Inchiquin to the SE and Cloonee Lough Upper to the NW. B. Ó Cíobháin recorded a placename 'Cnocán an Ghalláin', in this townland (SMR file). There are no visible remains of any stone here. It is possible that the placename referred to the standing stone (KE101-012002-) which is named 'Gallaun' on the 1895-7 OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the standing stone at Uragh may have functioned as a territorial marker or ceremonial monument. The association with the placename 'Cnocán an Ghalláin' suggests a possible link to early Irish settlement or folklore, though specific meanings or uses remain unclear.

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.