Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Roosk, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Roosk
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.68126, -9.64970
- SMR number
- CO117-012----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In rough grazing land with outcropping rock. A roughly bowl-shaped water-filled hollow (diam. 0.14m; D 0.25m) carved out of the almost level surface of the outcropping rock. This bullaun stone is regarded locally as a holy well and pilgrims to it have inscribed at least a dozen crosses on the rock surface surrounding it. The hollow contains coins and small stones. A smaller depression in the rock surface, immediately to the W of the well, appears to be natural.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.