304 Proceriiiiif/s of ihe Royal Irish Acaiiemij. 



held iirouinl. To the west of this ciiclc are two leeumbent stoues. The 

 beariiiii taking from the ceuti'e of thecii-cle through the middle of the interval 

 between the two is 2o3°. The diskmce of the northern stone from the centre 

 of the cii-cle is 43 feet, of the southern 40 feet, and the distance of the 

 northern from the southern is 25 feet 6 inches. It w^ill he noticed that the 

 smaller circle is not unlike the central part of the greater one, that is to 

 say, it has a raised bank surrounded by stoues, but there are no indications 

 whatsoever of any portion having been double-ranked. 



IV. " Q " and " E." 



Gallauxs. 



These are two small gallauns north of the cii-cles and on the western side 

 of the road. They are quite small in size, and do not present any features 

 of special importance. 



IV. "S." 



CxAT.LAUyS. 



This gaUaun, on the other hand, is of considerable size and interest. It is 

 situated on the veiy brow of the hill and overlooking a valley of fail' size. It 

 must have been ^isible from a great distance in the oiiginal state of the 

 coimtiT, and indeed can now be seen fi-om far off in many directions to the 

 north of Lough Gur. It is a large tabular stone, the bearing of the long axis 

 of which is 183°. There are no striking horizon marks with which 1 could 

 correlate it. It is 8 feet 6 inches iu height, 6 feet 6 inches in breadth, and 

 1 foot thick. It inclines to the west at an angle of about la^'. Air. Lewis 

 gives bearings fi-om the centre of circle " " to these three gallauns. As 

 none of them is visible from the circle (as indeed he admits himself), these 

 bearings can only be very approximate. I doubt if these gallauns would 

 have been \-isible even in the early state of the country. But " S " would 

 be a tiue landmark from the valley, and the line .S', E, Q, X, may have 

 topographical significance. 



V. "T." 

 This is a stone circle situated not very far from Lough Gur House. 

 Stiictly speaking, it is not a circle, since its larger diameter is 44 feet and its 

 smaller 30 feet, but it is a complete ]-ing or oval of stones of considerable size. 

 The compass-liearmg of the long axis is 288'. Though the stones of which it 

 consists are of considerable size, they are low, none of them being more than 



