What is recorded here

Gallán is a 3.1m trapezoidal standing stone on a west-facing pasture slope in County Cork, leaning slightly south with packing stones exposed at its base. It has watched herds cross the grass and people pass without knowing its name. Maybe it marked a boundary, a meeting place, or a warning about the road beyond. The stone does not need permission to be old.

In pasture, on W-facing slope. Stone (H 3.1m; 1.05m x 0.34m) is trapezoidal in plan, with packing-stones exposed at base; long axis E-W; leaning slightly to S. 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 or medieval period, the stone may be associated with Saint Gallán, a 6th-century Irish monk, and could have functioned as a memorial or waymarker. Local tradition may connect it with pilgrimage routes or holy sites in the area.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.