What is recorded here

Leamnaguila holds a triangular sandstone pillar that tapers to a sharp point, standing three metres tall at the edge of Mangan bog. People called it the great Gallan in the 1940s, marking the boundary between rough pasture and wet darkness. The stone still points northeast and southwest across the slope, waiting for someone to remember why it was placed there.

In rough pasture, at the edge of a bog, on the break of a S-facing slope. The stone (dims. 2m x 0.9m; H c. 3m) is triangular in shape and irregular in plan and orientated NE-SW. It is of sandstone and tapers to a point at the top. This is the 'great Gallan' in Mangan bog that was referred to in the 1940s (MKFC, vol. 2, 700). Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Probably dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly marking a boundary or serving as a focal point for local ceremonies. Its orientation and location on a prominent slope break suggest a possible alignment with seasonal or ceremonial solar events.

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