Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Killeenemer, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killeenemer
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Bullán (1934)
- Coordinates
- 52.21137, -8.32831
- SMR number
- CO027-023----
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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
In pasture, on E side of road c. 40m N of standing stone (10038) and c. 350m S of early ecclesiastical enclosure (13882). Subrectangular stone (1.4m x 0.75m; H 0.55m) with three hollows on upper surface. Largest hollow (diam. 0.38m; D 0.2m) in NW corner with overflow channel on N side. Second hollow (diam. 0.33m; D 0.23m) immediately to SE of latter. Third hollow (diam. 0.2m x 0.32m; D 0.2m) on S side with overflow channel on S side. Probably same stone as that described by Power (1932, 63) as 'five feet by two by three, with three cup-shaped and artificial cavities of bullan type' lying near church (14433).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.