Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Lurgoe, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lurgoe
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.59732, -7.73378
- SMR number
- TS054-002008-
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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
On an island of dry land surrounded by bog with good views in all directions. A bullaun stone is located in the interior of the chancel of the medieval church (TS054-002002-). The bullaun stone consists of a triangular-shaped stone (dims. 0.42m x 0.38m x 0.18m) with one central basin (diam. 0.16m; D 0.08m). This stone may originally have been located 100m E of the church (OPW files 1980).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.