Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Derrycassan, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrycassan
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.06267, -7.65179
- SMR number
- CV013-071----
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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
Irregularly shaped earthfast stone (max. dims. 0.85m x 0.75m) with a circular bullaun (diam. 0.23m; D 0.18m) in its upper surface at one end, accompanied by three shallow depressions (dims. 0.05-0.06m) roughly arranged in an arc. Tradition that it was a cure for warts (local information).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.