What is recorded here

Two white quartz stones stand 1.7m apart on the north side of Gleann Glaise, overlooking the Bealnabrack River. The squat northern wedge and taller southern rectangle face each other across a narrow gap, perhaps marking a boundary, a meeting place, or a warning to travellers. Their brightness would have caught dawn light long before roads cut through the valley, making them visible from distance and memorable in story.

On N side of Gleann Glaise overlooking the Bealnabrack River. Aligned N-S and 1.7m apart. Both stones are of white quartz. The N stone is squat and wedge-shaped in plan (H 0.5m); S stone is taller and rectangular in plan (H 1.4m). (Ó Nualláin 1988, 195) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Probably dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, these quartz standing stones may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. Their alignment and material could reflect local landscape symbolism or early ritual practices associated with water and direction.

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