What is recorded here

Gallain is a standing stone in County Cork, Ireland. It stands thirty feet tall on a southwest-facing slope, its long axis pointing northeast. Two other stones join it at a distance, forming a hidden line across the pasture. The arrangement suggests human intention, though no record explains why they placed it there.

In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Stone (H 1.5m; 1.05m x 0.7m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis NE-SW. Standing stones (CO070-019001-; CO070-019002-) c. 65m and 80m to NE. 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

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