What is recorded here

Gallain is a stone row in County Cork, Ireland. A rectangular stone stands 1.62 metres tall on a south-facing slope, aligned north to south. Two fallen stones beside it were removed in February 1985, leaving the lone marker visible in pasture. The arrangement may have guided people across open land before roads existed.

In pasture, on break in S-facing slope. Rectangular stone (H 1.62m; 0.81m x 0.54m) long axis N-S. Two fallen stones, one of which appeared to have been dumped (Paul Walsh, pers. comm.) were removed February 1985. OS Name Book (1897, 70) and OS Memoranda (1936) record pair standing stones. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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