What is recorded here

Gallán is a standing stone in County Cork, Ireland. It is listed as a standing stone in a county archaeology inventory. The entry says it is in pasture and has no visible surface trace. The facts give no exact height, shape, age or visible condition. A standing stone may have marked a boundary, a road, a burial place or a local story. It may also have been buried, broken or covered by soil and grass. The name still belongs to the place even when the stone cannot be pointed at.

In pasture. No visible surface trace. 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 Bronze Age, the name "Gallán" may derive from a early Christian saint, suggesting a later overlay of Christian tradition on an earlier prehistoric site. No specific folklore or use has been recorded for this location.

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