Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Garranmore (youghalarra Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garranmore (youghalarra Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.89669, -8.32875
- SMR number
- TN014-078001-
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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 pasture, in a slight hollow, on NE facing slope of rising ground overlooking Lough Derg to N and E, higher ground to W and SW. The shoreline of Lough Derg is 650m to NE. St. Conlan's church (TN014-015001-) and graveyard (TN014-015002-) 1.4km to SE. Second bullaun stone (TN014-078002-) 1.2m downslope to E. A roughly rectangular earthfast conglomerate boulder (dims. 1.8m x 2m; H 0.27m) with a single bowl-shaped water-filled hollow (top diam. 0.41m; base diam. 0.3m; D 0.2m) on its upper surface close to E edge of stone. According to local tradition these stones were believed to be the site of a mass rock.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 07 July 2014
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 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.