What is recorded here

Two stones, perhaps three metres tall and ten apart, stood in a sunny pasture on an east-facing slope in County Cork. They were large enough to appear on maps in 1842 and 1904, yet they have vanished without a visible trace. One might picture them as markers for a boundary, a meeting place or a forgotten ritual, but the pasture has taken back even the memory of their shape.

Shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps as pair of 'Gallauns' c. 10m apart. In pasture, on E-facing slope. Removed; no visible surface trace. 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 Early Christian or medieval period, the term "Gallaun" may refer to a holy well or cairn associated with local saints or folklore. No specific meaning or use is recorded, and the site is now lost.

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