What is recorded here

Gallán is a standing stone in County Cork, Ireland. It stands in pasture on a west-facing slope behind a bungalow, measuring 1.1 metres tall with an irregular shape. The stone has resisted mapping for centuries, absent from both 1842 and 1903 surveys. It may have marked a boundary, a burial, or a promise forgotten by the people who passed it.

Not shown on 1842 and 1903 OS 6-inch maps. In pasture, on W-facing slope, to rear of bungalow. Stone (H 1.1m; 1m x 0.95m) is irregular in plan, long axis NNE-SSW. 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

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