Gallauns

On level patch of ground, in rolling pasture. Row of three stones, aligned NE-SW, 7.4m in overall length. NE stone is 1.1m L, 0.35m T and 2.05m H. Next stone, 1.85m to SW, is 1.1m L, 0.85m T and 1.65m H. SW and tallest stone is 1.5m L, 0.65m T and 2.1m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 234, no. 29) 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 Bronze Age, the Gallauns – Rossnakilla stone row may have functioned as a ceremonial or ritual alignment, possibly linked to astronomical observations or territorial markers. Such stone arrangements often held spiritual or social significance in prehistoric communities.