Gallán

In pasture, on WNW-facing slope. Rectangular fallen stone (L 2.53m; 0.69m x 0.53m) which, according to local information, was blown down in a storm c. 1983. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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 early Christian period, the name "Gallán" may refer to a saint or holy well associated with the site. Such stones often marked ritual or burial sites and could have had both religious and territorial significance.