Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Scalp, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Scalp
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.08157, -6.60002
- SMR number
- WI015-012002-
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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 rough grazing, on a gentle W-facing slope. There are a number of earthfast boulders in the field immediately E of adjacent ringfort (ME015-012---), one of which has a bullaun. This flat-topped granite boulder (dims. H 0.35m; 0.9m x 0.73m) has a circular basin (diam. 0.16m; D 0.11m) with straight sides and a flat base.
Compiled by: Matt Kelleher
Date of upload: 20 December 2012
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.