Gallauns

In pasture, on NW-facing slope near head of Owennagloor River valley. Row of three stones; centre stone alone standing in 1986. Row was aligned N-S and 5.1m in overall length. N stone stood 1.1m N of erect stones; it measured 0.7m L, 0.4m T and 1m H. Centre stone is 1.2m L, 0.65m T and 1.3m H. S stone was tallest and stood 0.9m to S of last; it measured 1.1m L, 0.25m T and 1.75m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 231, no. 6) 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, the Gallauns–Kippagh standing stone row may have functioned as a ritual or ceremonial alignment, possibly linked to astronomical observations or territorial markers. No specific folklore is recorded for the site.