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Gallán in Gortnapeasty

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Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. In pasture, on W-facing slope. Stone (H 1.53m; 0.84m x 0.5m) is subrectangular in plan, leaning heavily to SW; long axis N-S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO059-119

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