Gallán in Bawnleigh, standing stone in County Cork

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

In tillage on NW-facing slope. Rectangular stone (H 0.95m; 0.88m x 0.7m), long axis NNW-SSE. According to local information, mass was said here.

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