Gallán in Farran, standing stone in County Cork

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What is recorded here

Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. In pasture, on W-facing slope. Stone (H 1.3m; 0.9m x 0.6m) is subrectangular in plan, worn at base; long axis E-W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO050-015

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