Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Raheen (ballinacor South By.), County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Raheen (ballinacor South By.)
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.05255, -6.23717
- SMR number
- WI018-012----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A large earthfast granite boulder (2.6m WNW-ESE; 1.4m NNE-SSE, max. H 30cm) with an irregular surface that is slightly pitched along the long axis. Towards the E end of the stone are three basins. Basin 1 is oval shaped (diam. 23cm N-S x 33cm E-W; D 13cm) and positioned at the E end of the stone; basin 2 is circular (diam. 23cm; D 10cm) and positioned 20cm to the NW of basin 1; basin 3 is oval shaped (diam. 27cm x 24cm; D 8-12cm) and is positioned 5cm S of basin 2. Described by Price and Stephens (1948, 179-80) as c. 200m NW of Ballinacorbeg ('Derrylossary') church; located by Chris Corlett in 2005.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 23 November 2012
References
Price, L. and Stephens, E.M. 1948 “Bullaun” stones near Derrylossary church, Co. Wicklow. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 78, 179-81.
Nearby in the register
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- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.