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Gallán in Garryhesty

Standing stone, pair
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Not shown on 1842 and 1903 OS 6-inch maps. Hartnett (1939, 159) recorded two stones; one standing '42ins high, 42ins broad and 10ins in average thickness. Near it now lying loosely on the ground is a stone of similar dimensions'. Both removed c. 1945.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO084-027

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