What is recorded here

Gallan stood one metre tall in deciduous woodland in County Cork, its rectangular body tilted slightly along a southeast-northwest axis. It appeared on the 1939 survey map but disappeared around 1984, perhaps pulled up for road work, farm drainage or simple convenience. The woods keep no scar visible now, only the memory of a stone that marked something human before becoming ordinary again.

In deciduous woodland. Shown only on 1939 OS 6-inch map, immediately E of landscape feature (CO073-007001-). Upright stone (H 1.02m; 0.45m x 0.63m), rectangular in plan, long axis SE-NW. Removed c. 1984, subsequent to visit. 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 Early Christian period, the name "Gallán" may reference a saint or holy well, suggesting a site of religious or ritual significance. The stone's removal and lack of further record may reflect later changes in land use or deliberate clearance.

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