Galláin

On floor of Sullane Beg River valley, 90m S of river. Stones, aligned NE-SW, stand 1.5m apart; overall length is 4.1m. NE stone is 1.4m L, 0.7m T and 1.4m H. SW stone is 1.2m L, 0.75m T and 1.4m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 244, no. 102) 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 Bronze Age, this pair of standing stones may have functioned as a ritual or territorial marker. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for Galláin, Na Cúlacha.