What is recorded here

Gallaun holds two stones in Mid Cork, aligned north-south above the Finnow River. The southern stone rises 1.6m while the northern reaches 1.3m, separating them by barely half a metre. They mark the valley head like a gate dropped into green pasture, waiting for someone brave enough to measure the distance between them.

In gently sloping pasture, at head of shallow valley opening to NW to Finnow River. Stones, aligned N-S, stand 0.65m apart; overall length is 2.1m. NE stone is 1.15m L, 0.25m T and 1.3m H. S stone is 0.8m L, 0.75m T and 1.6m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 242, no. 80) 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 Neolithic or early Bronze Age, the Gallaun – Knocknakilla standing stones may have functioned as a ritual or ceremonial alignment, possibly marking a significant landscape feature or passage. No specific folklore or use is recorded for the site.

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