Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Carrownaleck, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrownaleck
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.12168, -8.73258
- SMR number
- SL032-234----
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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 modern house. A granite boulder (1.65m NE−SW; 1.15m NW−SE; H 0.36m), roughly lozenge-shaped in plan, with a circular, bowl-shaped hollow (0.32m E−W; 35m N−S; D 0.2m) in the upper surface towards the NE end. The stone has a slightly domed upper surface and gently rounded sides and corners. The surface is moderately moss-covered.
According to local information, the bullaun stone was discovered in the early 2000’s c. 35m to NE in the pasture field immediately to E of the house, at approximately ITM 552143 819451. It was found in a field ditch bordering the field fence on the N side of the field, which is bordered by a road. The bullaun stone may have been associated with a rath (SL032-002001-) which is located c. 15m to S.
Attached images:
SL032-234----_01.JPG viewed from NW
SL032-234----_02.JPG viewed from SE
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 21 July 2022
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.