Gallán in An Chúil Cham, standing stone in County Cork

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What is recorded here

Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. In pasture, in Toon River valley. Stone (H 1.95m; 1.9m x 0.35m) is rectangular in plan, leaning to S; long axis NE-SW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO070-098

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