Gallauns

On small patch of pasture, on rocky ridge, in broad shallow valley of Bandon river. Row of four stones, aligned NE-SW, and 5.5m in overall length. NE stone is 0.85m L, 0.3m T and 1.2m H. Next stone, 0.4m to SW, is 0.75m L, 0.4m T and 1m H. Third stone, 0.5m further to SW, is 0.75m L, 0.2m T and 1.75m H. SW and tallest stone, 1.15m from last, is 1.1m L, 0.4m T and 2.1m H. (Ó Nualláin, 1988, 236, no. 41) 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 12/1971).

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the row of stones at Gallauns, Dromdrasdil may have functioned as a ritual or ceremonial alignment, possibly linked to astronomical observations or territorial markers. No specific folklore is recorded, but such stone rows are often associated with ancient funerary or ceremonial practices in west Cork.