Galláin

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. 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

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, this pair of standing stones may have functioned as a ritual or ceremonial alignment, possibly marking a territorial boundary or serving as an astronomical marker. Their placement on a prominent hilltop suggests a connection to landscape worship or seasonal observations in prehistoric tradition.