What is recorded here

Gallán is a standing stone in County Cork, Ireland. The local name Dallauns appeared on maps in 1842 with two stones drawn beside it. One stone still stands on the SE-facing slope, roughly 1.5m high and 1.6m long. The second may have fallen, been moved or never existed at that place.

In rough grazing, on SE-facing slope. Named 'Dallauns' with two stones depicted, on 1842 OS 6-inch maps. Stone (H 1.5m; 1.6m x 0.3m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis E-W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the stone may have had a ritual or territorial function. The name "Dallauns" may derive from a prehistoric or early historic tradition, though specific folklore or meaning is not recorded.

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