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'Roundwood Graveyard III' : Bullaun Stone

TownlandBallinacorbeg
CountyWicklow
Grid RefO 183 014
GPSO 18339 01374 (5m)
Longitude6° 14' 6.25" W
Latitude53° 2' 59.8" N
Nearest TownRoundwood (2.2 Km)
OS Sheet56
UTM zone29U
UTM x685321.40610207
UTM y5881401.2229651

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Roundwood Graveyard I - Ballinacorbeg - Bullaun Stone
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Visit Notes

Monday, 1st January 2007

This bullaun stone is just insode the west wall of the graveyard. To reach it walk along the path from the gate past the church and the bullaun stone is to your left at the foot of some steps.

The stone is not earthfast and has probably been moved into the graveyard at some point. There are two bullauns one of which is quite large. The other is about half the size and rather shallow.

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Sunday, 1st April 2007

I was surprised to see how big the basin is in this stone. It is very uncharacteristic for a Wicklow bullaun, because it is deep and conicle - like some of the examples found throughout Carlow (see Busherstown (County Carlow) and Johnstown (County Carlow) for examples).

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Directions

Head south from Roundwood on the Glandalough/Laragh road for just over 1km. At this point you will be able to see a church tower on the rise to the left. Take the first road on the left (signposted Roundwood Cemetery) and park at the graveyard gates. Walk along the path to the far side of the church and you will see this bullaun stone on your left just off the path.

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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments

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100 m (E) there is a Bullaun Stone at Ballinacorbeg known as Roundwood Graveyard I.
9 Km (N) there is a Portal Tomb at Djouce Mountain known as The Coffin Stone - Djouce.
4.8 Km (SW) there is a Dubious Site at Paddock Hill.
5.2 Km (NNW) there is a Bullaun Stone at Cloghoge.
8.4 Km (N) there is a Passage Tomb at Glasnamullen.

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