What is recorded here

Gallán was a single standing stone on an east-facing slope in County Cork, marked on maps by 1937 but erased from the land around 1971. It stood in working fields, visible enough to survey yet gone without a trace, suggesting people valued the live land more than the old marker. The stone may have guided sunlight, marked a boundary, or simply annoyed a farmer with a heavy cart. Either way, Gallán joined the many nameless things buried under progress, leaving behind only a coordinate and a absence.

Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. Marked on 1937 OS 6-inch map as single standing stone. In tillage, on E-facing slope. Removed c. 1971. No visible surface trace. 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 functioned as a territorial marker or ceremonial monument. Its removal in the early 1970s has left its original form and any potential carvings or folklore unrecorded.

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