What is recorded here

Gallán was a single standing stone on a southwest-facing pasture slope in County Cork, marked on the 1937 map but absent from earlier surveys. It has been removed, leaving no visible trace, perhaps swallowed by ploughing or taken for wall-building. The land kept its shape while losing its marker, a small erasure that reminds us how quickly human identity can vanish from ordinary ground.

Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. Marked on 1937 OS 6-inch map as single standing stone, c. 75m to SW of possible standing stone (6935). In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Removed; no visible surface trace. 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 Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone may have functioned as a territorial marker or ceremonial monument. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for this site.

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