What is recorded here

Galláin stands at the top of a Cork ridge, watching north, south and west as the more northerly of two stones set thirty-five metres apart. Its rectangular body rises nearly two metres above exposed packing stones, holding a diagonal line across the fields. People may have placed it there to mark a boundary, honour a dead person or simply watch the weather turn.

At top of ridge with commanding view to N, S and W. More northerly of two stones (CO070-065001-) shown on OS 6-inch maps c. 35m apart, in adjacent fields. Stone (H 1.95m; 1.5m x 0.9m) is subrectangular in plan, with packing stones exposed at base; long axis NE-SW. 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's position on a prominent ridge suggests it may have had a ritual or territorial function. No specific folklore or detailed meaning is recorded for this site.

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