What is recorded here

Gallán is a fallen standing stone in County Cork, Ireland, buried under overgrowth on a gentle slope. Bowman saw grooved lines on one side in 1934, but vegetation has hidden them again. The stone lies prostrate, nearly erased from sight, waiting for someone to clear the growth and read what it still holds.

Not marked on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. In pasture, on gentle NE-facing slope. Stone (L 2.7m; 1m x c. 0.4m) is prostrate and almost covered by heavy overgrowth. In same position when recorded by Bowman (1934, 329), who noted number of grooved lines on one side; not now visible, probably due to overgrowth. 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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