What is recorded here

Gallán is a standing stone in County Cork, Ireland, marked on the 1936 OS 6-inch map but now hidden beneath forestry. It stands apart from roads and memory, waiting for someone to walk through the trees and ask what it touched.

Marked 'Gallán' on 1936 OS 6-inch map. Inaccessible due to forestry. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.