What is recorded here
Gallán stands nowhere now. A single stone marked Gallaun on the 1904 map has been removed from its North Western pasture slope, erasing the reason the place was named.
Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Shown as single standing stone and marked 'Gallaun' on 1904 OS 6-inch map. In pasture, on NW-facing slope. Removed; no visible surface trace.
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
Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. Its removal and lack of visible trace make its original use or folklore difficult to determine.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife TrustNature reserve · 1158 yd
TobernabienHoly well · 1.2 mi
Burial ground in Baile An BhuaidhBurial ground · 1.3 mi
Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 1.7 mi
Séipéal Naomh Lachtáin [Saint Lachtáin's Catholic Church]church/chapel · 1.9 mi
CastlemastersCountry house · 1.9 mi
Carrignacurra CastleCastle · 1.9 mi
Curraheen WoodWood · 4.0 mi
European long distance path E8 - part IrelandWalking route · 4.0 mi
Kilmichael Ambush SiteMonument · 4.6 mi
Kilmichael Ambushambush · 4.6 mi
Mount ProspectMountain / peak · 5.9 mi