Galláin

In level pasture, on W side of Fiddler's Brook. Row of three stones, aligned approximately NNE-SSW, c. 7.6m in overall length. NE stone alone survives in fence; it is 2.1m L, 0.4m T and 3.2m H; it fell in 1996. Second stone, standing in 1910, stood c. 2.4m to SW; it measured c. 1.1m L, c. 0.4m T and 2.4m H. Third stones stood c. 1.5m to SW; it measured c. 0.9m L and 1.2m H. OS records (1933) note that stones were removed twenty years previously to form gate pillars (CO051-043002-) to N; depicted on 1938 OS 6-inch map as pair of stones, next to or in fence, c. 30m to N; E gate pillar remains (H 1.2m; 0.75m x 0.25m). Five-stone circle (CO051-043001-) stood c. 75m to WSW. (RIA MS 12. W.2, no. 32; Condon 1916, 129, No. 105; Walsh 1998) 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. Updated by: Paul Walsh Revised date of upload: 20 April 2015

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have been part of a ritual or funerary alignment. Its orientation and position near a watercourse suggest possible ceremonial use or association with local folklore related to the brook.