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Galláin

Anomalous stone group

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Galláin was an anomalous stone group on the SE slopes of Knockanare Hill in County Cork, Ireland. Condon recorded two stones 2.5m apart in 1916, one measuring c. 2.7m L, c. 0.5m T and c. 1.3m H, the other c. 1.2m L, c. 0.17m T and 1.75m H. The monument was destroyed c. 1965.
In pasture on SE slopes of Knockanare Hill. Monument destroyed c. 1965. Condon (1916, 138, no. 103) recorded two stones 2.5m apart. One was c. 2.7m L, c. 0.5m T and c. 1.3m H; other was c. 1.2m L, c. 0.17m T and 1.75m H. 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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