Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Glebe (muskerry West By., Clondrohid Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe (muskerry West By., Clondrohid Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- St Gobnets Stone (1938)
- Coordinates
- 51.92439, -9.00488
- SMR number
- CO070-039001-
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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
One of two bullaun stones (CO070-120----) outside gates of Clondrohid graveyard (CO070-039002-), located c. 15m to W of gates. Large irregular stone (H 0.4m; 0.5m x 0.6m) with circular hollow (diam. 0.35m; D 0.2m) on upper surface. Small hollow on SW face of stone. Small quartzite stones surround bullaun. Coffins are carried around this stone before entering graveyard.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.