Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Ballard (ballinacor North By.), County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballard (ballinacor North By.)
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.00217, -6.27570
- SMR number
- WI024-025----
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 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A large coarse-grained granite boulder, a glacial erratic, most likely in its original position, but presently built into a stone NNW-SSE fence a short distance from the gable end of a house, beside a lane. Uncovered after hedges had been removed. The boulder measures 1.8m N-S, 2.4m E-W, 90cm H at E, 1.1m H at W. On top of the stone are three bowl-shaped bullauns.
The basin at the S is circular and measures 27cm x 27cm across, and 14cm deep
The middle basin is circular and measures 23x25cm across, and 12cm deep.
The N bowl is circular and measures 28x28cm across, and 15-16cm deep.
Also here is a small single bullaun, the provenance of which is not known, but it does appear to come form the locality. This consists of a small granite boulder with a rounded bottom. The stone is broken along one edge, with the result that the basin is incomplete. The stone measures 38x24cm across and 10cm thick. The bowl is 19cm across x 6cm deep.
Compiled by: Chris Corlett
Date of upload: 19 October 2012
Nearby in the register
- Charcoal-making siteunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.