Gallauns

In level pasture at S foot of Miskish mountain. Row of three stones, two of which are prostrate and appear to have been aligned NE-SW. The upright stone, at SW, is 0.6m L, 0.4m T and 2.5m H. Second stone, 1.7m to NE, fell in 1969; it measures 2.15m x 0.9m and is 0.4m T. Third stone lies beside the second; it measures 3m x 1m and is 0.4m T. (Ó Nualláin 1988, 236, no. 44) 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 Neolithic or Bronze Age, the upright stone may have served as a marker or part of a ritual alignment. Local folklore or specific meaning is not recorded.