What is recorded here

Gallán was a standing stone on R. Sheehan's land in County Cork, now removed without visible trace. Bowman recorded four stones there in 1934, including one three feet three inches tall with an eight-foot nine-inch girth. The others ranged from two feet eleven inches tall to a smaller block barely eighteen inches high. They stood together on a gentle west-facing slope, perhaps marking a boundary or a memory no longer spoken.

Not marked on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. In pasture, on gentle W-facing slope. Removed, no visible surface trace. Probably one of four standing stones (10075, 10077, 10078) recorded by Bowman (1934, 480) on R. Sheehan's land: stone (a) 3ft 3in by 8ft 9in girth; stone (b) 2ft 11in by 7ft 3in girth; stone (c) 3ft 8in by 2ft 2in by 1ft 8in; stone (d) probably located (10075). 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 late prehistoric or early historic period, the stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. The name "Gallán" may derive from a saint or early Christian figure, suggesting possible later Christian association or adaptation of a prehistoric site.

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