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Gallán

Standing stone

What is recorded here

On break in W-facing slope, c. 10m S of wedge tomb (CO060-079001-) and c. 35m N of anomalous stone group (CO060-079001-). Stone (H 2.3m; 1.4m x 0.2m) is subrectangular in plan, in upright position. 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 Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may be associated with nearby funerary and ritual monuments, suggesting a ceremonial or territorial function. Local folklore or specific meaning has not been recorded.

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