Gallán

In pasture, on W-facing slope. Stone (H 3.1m; 1.05m x 0.34m) is trapezoidal in plan, with packing-stones exposed at base; long axis E-W; leaning slightly to S. 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 Early Christian or medieval period, the stone may be associated with Saint Gallán, a 6th-century Irish monk, and could have functioned as a memorial or waymarker. Local tradition may connect it with pilgrimage routes or holy sites in the area.