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Galláin in Caherbaroul

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In level pasture, on W flank of Burren Hill. Stones, aligned NE-SW, stand 1.85m apart; overall length is 3.75m. NE stone is 0.8m L, 0.6m T and 2.65m H. SW stone is 1.1m L, 0.6m T and 2.95m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 243, no. 94) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO060-077

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