What is recorded here

Galláin is a pair of standing stones in County Cork pasture, aligned east-northeast to west-southwest and separated by 1.4m beside the Cusloura River. The northern stone stands upright at 1.7m high while the southern stone leans south, its narrower body tilting as though listening to water or breath. They may have marked a boundary, a meeting place or a reminder that even ordinary valley ground can hold attention.

In pasture, on valley floor 80m N of Cusloura River. Stones, aligned ENE-WSW, stand 1.4m apart. NE stone is 1.2m L, 0.8m T and 1.7m H. SW stone leans to S; it is 1.1m L, 0.5m T and 1.7m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 243, no. 88) 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

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