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Gallán in Mellefontstown

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In pasture on S side of stream. Sub-rectangular stone (H 1.2m; 0.98m x 0.46m), long axis N-S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO045-076

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  • Revd. Matthew Morgan, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Denis Minihane / Echo Live, www.echolive.ie
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