'Glendalough Cathedral' : Bullaun Stone
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Sunday, 1st April 2007
In an attempt to see all of Glendalough's bullaun stones in one day (with so many this isn't easy) I showed this one to Andy. It's mounted into the inner wall of the cathedral on the northwest corner.
It is possible that this was reused as a water stoop in the cathedral, because the lip of the bullaun is very rounded and looks rubbed. The basin is about 30cm in diameter and centrally placed in the stone.
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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
7.6 Km (NE) there is a Bullaun Stone at Ballinacorbeg known as Roundwood Graveyard I.
8.6 Km (NE) there is a Rock Art at Roundwood known as The Baltynanima Stone.
5.6 Km (NNE) there is a Rock Art at Drummin.
8.8 Km (E) there is a Stone Pair at Parkmore.
A Selection of Other Bullaun Stones
 Lusk - Bullaun (Co. Dublin) |  Roundwood Graveyard III (Co. Wicklow) |  Cloghoge (Co. Wicklow) |
 Banagher (Co. Derry) |  Kildreenagh (Co. Carlow) |  St. Patrick's Chair & Well (Co. Tyrone) |
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