What is recorded here

One stone leans east while the other stands straight, locked across a narrow gap on the mountain slope. They mark a line of sight rather than a chamber, perhaps guiding a person toward the valley or catching the first light of season. The pair still holds its angle above the river, waiting for someone to walk between them and discover what they pointed at.

On upper slopes of Derrynasaggart Mountains on NW side of Bohill River valley. Stones, aligned ENE-WSW, stand 0.75m apart; overall length is 4m. NE stone leans to E; it is 1.55m L, 0.3m T and, if erect, 3.4m H. SW stone is 1.65m L, 0.2m T and 2.05m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 242, no. 86) 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, the Gallauns standing stones may have functioned as a boundary marker or ritual alignment. No specific folklore is recorded, but such pairs often held symbolic or ceremonial significance in prehistoric landscapes.

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