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Inishcealtra : Bullaun Stone

CountyClare
Grid RefR 700 851
GPSR 69979 85143 (8m)
Longitude8° 26' 46.83" W
Latitude52° 54' 58.81" N
Nearest TownMountshannon (2.1 Km)
OS Sheet58
UTM zone29U
UTM x537227.86680321
UTM y5863107.1712725

This is a subsite of:

Holy Island - Inishcealtra - Lake/Island
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 3rd July 2005

Like the previous bullaun stone I only found this after being shown where it is. It too lies buried in undergrowth beneath a clump of thorn trees.

It’s hard to appreciate the scale of this one, as it’s rather tricky to clear it properly. The bullaun is about 30cm across and about the same deep.

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