diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
index 90e0637..143af66 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/Cells/XLCell.cs
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@
         {
             //Note: We have to check if the cell is part of a merged range. If so we have to clear the whole range
             //Checking if called from range to avoid stack overflow
-            if (IsMerged() && !calledFromRange)
+            if (!calledFromRange && IsMerged())
             {
                 using (var asRange = AsRange())
                 {
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@
 
         public Boolean IsMerged()
         {
-            return Worksheet.Internals.MergedRanges.Any(r => r.Contains(this));
+            return Worksheet.Internals.MergedRanges.Contains(this);
         }
 
         public Boolean IsEmpty()
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@
             get
             {
                 using (var asRange = AsRange())
-                    return Worksheet.DataValidations.Any(dv => dv.Ranges.Contains(asRange) && dv.IsDirty());
+                    return Worksheet.DataValidations.Any(dv => dv.IsDirty() && dv.Ranges.Contains(asRange));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRanges.cs b/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRanges.cs
index b783762..2fc41c0 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRanges.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/Excel/Ranges/XLRanges.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
             }
         }
 
+        public Boolean Contains(IXLCell cell)
+        {
+            return _ranges.Any(r => !r.RangeAddress.IsInvalid && r.Contains(cell));
+        }
+
         public Boolean Contains(IXLRange range)
         {
             return _ranges.Any(r => !r.RangeAddress.IsInvalid && r.Contains(range));