Bullaun stone

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in level pasture, KE088-010002- occupies a roughly rectangular area which is delimited by modern field boundaries. Within this is an oval-shaped enclosure, an earthwork complex and a number of house sites. The enclosure contains a leacht and a gable-shrine, a holed stone, and numerous uninscribed grave-markers which relate to the use of the site as a ceallúnach (OSNB Killemlagh, 20). A pillar stone is incorporated into the external face of the enclosing element at S. A second ceallúnach (KE088-011001-) is located a short distance to E.

A standing stone (KE08-010004-) of regular elevation projects from the outer face of the enclosure KE088-010012- at SSW. A fragment of a stone basin, possibly a bullaun stone (KE088-010009-) is reputed to have lain at the base of this stone up to the early 1950s (Henry 1957, 100).

The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 960. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 30 July 2013