Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Caherabbey Upper, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Caherabbey Upper
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.37964, -7.92822
- SMR number
- TS075-048012-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Immediately inside the graveyard entrance to the Augustinian Abbey (TS075-048002-), to the E, resting on a purpose built stone plinth, there is a split multiple bullaun stone. This stone, which is a sandstone conglomerate with white quartz (H 0.41m; dims. 0.86m x 0.52m), contains four circular depressions (ranging from Wth 0.1m x D 0.1m to Wth 0.26m x D 0.21m).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 25 June 2014
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Augustinian canonsunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.