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Galláin in Foherlagh

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Occupying prominent hill top position. Stones, aligned ENE-WSW, stand 1.8m apart; overall length 4.4m. NE stone is 1.4m L, 0.4m T and 2.05m H. SW stone leans markedly to N. It is 1.3m L, 0.3m T and 2.05m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 248, no. 142; Roberts 1988, Ch. 3, no. 27) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO141-004

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  • JessicaOSullivan1990, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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