Gallán

In pasture on SW-facing slope. Sub-rectangular stone (H 1.54m; 1.56m x 0.54m) heavily weathered; long axis NE-SW. 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

Dated to the Bronze Age (c. 2500–500 BCE), this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with early Christian figures or mythical beings, though no specific tradition is recorded for this site.