Galláin

On ridge, in rolling pasture, on S side of Bride River basin. NE stone has fallen; it measures 1.9m L, 0.6m T and, if erect, c. 3.25m H. Second stone stands 0.7m to SW; aligned ENE-WSW, it is 2.05m L, 0.9m T and 2.25m H. (Ó Nualláin 1988, 245, no. 110) 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 pair of stones at Galláin, Garranenamuddagh may have functioned as a boundary marker or ritual alignment. No specific folklore is recorded, though such paired stones often held symbolic or ceremonial significance in prehistoric landscapes.