Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Inishcaltra Or Holy Island, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishcaltra Or Holy Island
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Bullaun (1920)
- Coordinates
- 52.91659, -8.44702
- SMR number
- CL029-009024-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated under some bushes in a very overgrown area at the NE corner of Inis Cealtra and c. 100m N of the ‘Confessional’ (CL029-009017-). This bullaun stone (Wth N-S 1.1m; traceable Wth E-W 0.8m; traceable H 0.3m) has an oval basin (0.46m N-S; 0.35m E-W) and is completely ivy-covered. (Macalister 1916-17, 143, no. 4; McNamara 1984, 32)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 19 October 2015
References
Macalister, R.A.S 1916-17 The history and antiquities of Inis Cealtra. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 33C, 93-174.
McNamara, Rev. T.V. 1984 The bullaun stones of Holy Island. The Other Clare 8, 31-2.
Nearby in the register
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Slipwayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.