Gallán

In level pasture. Rectangular stone (H 1.35m; 1.35m x 0.7m) aligned NE-SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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 early Christian period, the stone may be associated with Saint Gallán, a 6th-century monk linked to the area. It may have functioned as a memorial or waymarker, and local tradition might have later incorporated it into Christian pilgrimage routes.