Galláin

On rough mountain land, on spur of hill, overlooking Owengarve River valley to S. Probable row of three stones, aligned approximately E-W, 6.3m in overall length. E stone is 0.7m L, 0.6m T and 1.8m H. Next stone, 1.2m to SW, leans markedly to N and may be partly displaced; it measures 0.6m L, 0.2m T and, if erect, c. 1.5m H. W stone, 3.7m from last, is 0.8m L, 0.6m T and 0.8m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 232, no. 15) 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 alignment may have had ceremonial or astronomical significance. Such stone rows are often associated with ritual activity or marking territorial boundaries in prehistoric landscapes.