What is recorded here

Galláin is a pair of standing stones in County Cork, Ireland. The stones face each other across a narrow gap on a gentle slope, with a longer row and another pair waiting farther back in the pasture. They are not grand, but they are exact: two markers, still standing, still pointing along the same line.

On level pasture on gentle S-facing slope. Stones, aligned NE-SW, stand 1.1m apart, incorporated in field fence; overall length 3.2m. NE stone is 0.95m L, 0.45m T and 1.4m H. SW stone is 1.1m L, 0.6m T and 1.5m H. Stone row (CO118-054002-) stands c. 100m to NNW; second pair of standing stones (CO118-054001-) c. 150m to NNW (Ó Nualláin 1988, 247, no. 128; Roberts 1988, Ch. 5, no. 10). 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 Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the pair of stones at Galláin, Keilnascarta may have functioned as a boundary marker or ritual alignment. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for this site.

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