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Galláin in Gortavranner

Standing stone, pair
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In level pasture on E side of Foherish River basin. Monument destroyed between 1977 and 1986. Stones stood 9.4m apart, aligned NW-SE. NW stone was 1.05m L, 0.55m T and 1.35m H. SE stone was 0.6m L, 0.4m T and 1.7m H. Site of possible stone circle (6484) c. 50m to E. (O Nualláin 1988, no. 164) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO059-087002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Echo Live; individual photographer not stated on accessible page (article by Barry O’Mahony), www.echolive.ie
  • Adrian King, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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