Galláin in Glandine, standing stone in County Cork

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What is recorded here

On edge of steep NE-facing slope above tributary of Cummeen Stream. Stones, aligned NE-SW, stand 5.15m apart; overall length 6.5m. NE stone is 0.5m L, 0.5m T and 2.8m H. SW stone is set transversely to main axis and is 1.05m L, 0.2m T and 2.5m H. (Ó Nualláin 1988, 250, no. 161) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO041-115002

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