Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Tallaght, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tallaght
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- DU021-037022-
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The National Monuments Service's description
O'Curry describes how a workman, while clearing out part of the castle fosse, 'turned up another shapeless lump of stone about two hundred weight with a round cavity about a foot deep and a foot wide at the top, tapering to the bottom (O'Curry 1837, 32). He also states that in workmanship it corresponds with the other stone (DU021-037021-) and font (DU021-037009-) (O'Curry 1837, 33; Handcock 1899, 35). Handcock states that the material used was 'foreign porphyry' (Handcock 1899, 35). This was located in the Rosary Garden (Bradley & King 1988, 333).
The precise location of this monument is unknown.
Compiled by Geraldine Stout
References
Handcock, W.D. 1877 (1991 ed.) The history and antiquities of Tallaght in the county of Dublin. Dublin. Anna Livia Press.
Bradley, J. & King, H. (1988) Urban Archaeological Survey, Dublin, Volume 4. A report commissioned by the Office of Public works (Unpublished).