Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Brockagh, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brockagh
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.01236, -6.32698
- SMR number
- WI023-005003-
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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
Situated in a field N of St Kevin's Road. Nine granite boulders with thirteen basins. Four of these stones are in a group and are known as the 'Seven Fonts'. Marked on the OS 6-inch map 100m to the NW is 'Thornbush (site of), St Kevin's Keeve'. Described by Healy (1972, 127) as a boulder measuring '2.3m x 1.5m, top only showing 1 basin, diam. 0.42m x 0.39m; depth 01.9m. In field north of St. Kevin's Road (WI023-001----)'.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 19 November 2012
References
Healy, P. 1972 Supplementary survey of ancient monuments at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Unpublished OPW report.
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