What is recorded here

Galláin is a pair of standing stones on the east side of the Blarney river in County Cork, aligned northeast to southwest with a total length of 1.9m. The northeast stone rises 1.7m high while the southwest stone reaches 0.95m, creating an uneven gateway rather than a matched portal. They still stand in a thicket, half-hidden from the river path, as if waiting for someone who knows which side speaks first.

In thicket on E side of Blarney river. Stones, aligned NE-SW, stand 0.8m apart; overall length 1.9m. NE stone is 0.5m L, 0.4m T and 1.7m H. SW stone is 0.5m L; 0.45m T and 0.95m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 244, No. 101) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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