Gallán

Not marked on 1842 and 1906 OS 6-inch maps. In pasture, near top of N-facing slope. Stone (H 1.3m; 1.3m x 0.73m) is irregular in plan and shape with quartz veins running through it; long axis NE-SW. Field clearance stones on E side. One of six stones (10136, 10137, 10138, 10140, 10141) recorded by Bowman (1934, 659) in this townland; '(a) In J. Daly's'. 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