What is recorded here

Gallán is a standing stone in County Cork, Ireland. It stands in pasture on a gentle south-facing slope, roughly rectangular and aligned northeast to southwest. Packing stones cluster at its base, suggesting human hands shaped the setting long before the stone attracted attention.

Depicted but not named on 1842 OS 6-inch map. In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Stone (H 1.5m; 1.34m x 0.63m) is roughly rectangular in plan and section, long axis NE-SW. Packing stones noted at base. 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

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