What is recorded here

No stone is visible now on the ridge edge in Bellanascaddan, though old maps marked the site and local names still point to it. The land may have taken back what people stood beside, pulling the stone into soil or carrying it elsewhere during storms. Whatever disappeared, the ridge keeps the shape of the loss, waiting for someone to walk past the exact place and remember that the ground once held a marker.

Marked as 'Standing Stone' on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map and as 'Gallan (site of)' on the 3rd edition. There are no visible remains. Situated on the edge of a small ridge of good land. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.