Galláin

In pasture, on SW-facing slope of Lee River valley. Row of three stones, aligned ENE-WSW, 4.8m in overall length. NE stone is 1m L, 0.8m T and 1m H. Next stone 0.7m to WSW, is 0.95m L, 0.75m T and 1.25m H. SW stone, 0.95m from last, is 0.95m L, 0.9m T and 1.4m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 233, no. 23) 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 Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone row may have had ceremonial or astronomical significance. Such alignments are often associated with ritual activity or marking territorial boundaries in prehistoric landscapes.