Gallauns

On top of rocky ridge, on S side of Toon River valley. Row of three stones, aligned ENE-WSW, 5.3m in overall length. NE stone is 0.8m L, 0.55m T and 0.8m H. Next stone, 1.3m to SW, is 0.75m L, 0.5m T and 0.7m H. SW stone, 1.5m from last, is tallest; it is 1m L, 0.9m T and 1.65m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 234, no. 27) 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 Bronze Age, this standing stone row may have had ceremonial or ritual significance, possibly aligned with solar or seasonal markers. Such arrangements are often associated with early farming communities and landscape orientation.