What is recorded here

Gallan is a buried standing stone in West Cork, reduced to memory after a landowner dragged it under soil. It once rose four feet on a north-facing slope, tall enough to mark ceremony, boundary or loss, but human hands chose forgetting. That act turns the site into a warning about ownership itself: what people claim can also be erased.

In pasture on N-facing slope. No visible surface trace. Weber (1974) was informed that stone was buried here by landowner. He notes "approximately 4 feet" showing above ground at that time. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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 have had ritual or territorial significance. Local folklore or specific use is not recorded.

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