Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone (present location)
Gurteenroe (carbery West (w.d) By., Skull Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gurteenroe (carbery West (w.d) By., Skull Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 51.56244, -9.49074
- SMR number
- CO140-085----
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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 the garden of a new house. Stone 1 was found during building of an adjacent cattle shed and stone 2 was found a few fields to the west, during land reclamation. Although found in different places they are both similar in shape and profile; especially their elongated, oval bowls. Stone 1: this is the eastern stone (CO140-084----), measuring c0.6m N-S; c.0.33m E-W and c. 0.15m thick. The oval bowl measures c.0.44m N-S; c.0.26m E-W and c.0.06m deep. Stone 2: This bullaun is sub-rectangular in shape and measures c.0.53m N-S; c.0.4m E-W and c. 0.15m thick. The oval shaped bowl measures c.0.36m N-S; c.0.2m E-W and c.0.05m deep.
Compiled by: Tony Miller
Date of upload: 6 October 2015
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Mill - fullingunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.