What is recorded here

Gallán stood beside a Cork field fence until men cleared the line and knocked the stone flat around 1979. It still lies twenty-six metres south, a long pale ridge in the grass, waiting for someone to remember why it stood at all.

Not marked on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. Marked adjacent to field fence on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Removed during field fence clearance c. 1979. Stone (L 2.33m; 1.1m x c. 0.26m) now lies c. 26m to S beside field fence (CO022-284----). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 11 November 2009

Likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period, the name "Gallán" may reference a saint or holy well, suggesting a possible religious or ritual function. The stone’s relocation and association with a field fence hint at later agricultural changes, though any original carvings or inscriptions are not described.

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