What is recorded here

Gallan is a split standing stone on a steep southern slope near the top of Meelin Hill in County Cork. It stands half a metre tall, narrow as a doorjam, and broken vertically into two pieces. Bowman recorded the local name Carrig a Mhaolin, meaning Moylan's rock, which suggests the stone belonged to memory before it belonged to survey.

Not marked on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. On steep S-facing slope near top of Meelin Hill. Stone (H 0.65m; 0.7m x 0.3m) is split in two vertically. According to Bowman (1934, 127), known as 'Carrig a Mhaolin' (Moylan's rock). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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 medieval period, the stone may be associated with a local saint or holy person, given the name "Carrig a Mhaolin" (Moylan's Stone). Such stones often marked sacred or significant sites linked to early Christian tradition in Ireland.

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