What is recorded here

Gallán is a standing stone in County Cork, Ireland, placed 11m south of a wedge tomb. It rises 1.42m from level pasture, its long axis pointing northwest to southeast. Two hidden slabs abut either side of the main stone. The arrangement marks a boundary between the living world and the dead, waiting for someone to notice the shape it holds in earth and sky.

In level pasture, c. 11m to S of wedge tomb (CO083-112001-). Stone (H 1.42m; 2.75m x 0.5m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis NW-SE; two prostrate slabs, almost concealed in ground, abut stone to either side. 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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