What is recorded here

Five stones once circled the head of the Ardigeen valley, but only two remain upright while others lean against an eastern fence. The surviving axial stone stretches 1.5m long and the northern flanking stone reaches 1m high, marking a NE-SW alignment beneath an open hill. Whatever life moved through that small circle, the pasture has swallowed most of its shape, leaving behind a sparse skeleton of ancient intent.

In pasture, at foot of hill, at head of Ardigeen river valley. Probable five-stone circle; axial stone and N flanking stone survive. Former is 1.5m L, 0.4m T and 0.9m H; latter 0.8m L, 0.6m T and 1m H. Main axis probably lay NE-SW. Two other stones, leaning against fence to E, may originally have formed part of monument. (O Nualláin 1984, 44, no. 91; Roberts 1988, Ch. 6, no. 12) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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 Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the standing stones at Gallauns, Carrigagrenane may have been part of a ritual or ceremonial landscape aligned with the surrounding topography. Such sites were often used for seasonal gatherings, astronomical observations, or as markers of territorial boundaries.

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