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Gallán

Standing stone

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Gallán is a leaning standing stone on the south side of Claragh Mountain, County Cork. It measures 1.35m high, 1.3m long and 0.7m wide, with its long axis running NE-SW and tilting NNE. The stone did not appear on the 1842 or 1904 OS 6-inch maps. It may have marked a boundary, a burial or a seasonal gathering place, though no human name or date survives with it.
Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. On S side of Claragh Mountain. Stone (H 1.35m; 1.3m x 0.7m) is rectangular in plan, long axis NE-SW. Leaning to NNE. 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

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