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Townfields : Bullaun Stone

CountyTipperary
Grid RefR 898 833
GPSR 89770 83277 (5m)
Longitude8° 9' 7.34" W
Latitude52° 54' 1.11" N
Nearest TownNenagh (5 Km)
OS Sheet59
UTM zone29U
UTM x557037.37538345
UTM y5861517.3390854
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 17th February 2008

This is an odd one. It was moved to its current location (outside a modern church door) in 1987. A sign next to it says it is the font from St Kieran's Monastery, but we know it is a bullaun stone. It probably was used as a font at some time, but it is much older than St. Kieran's times.

The stone is cemented on to the top of a brick column. It has a single bullaun that occupies most of its surface area. The bullaun is 30cm in diameter and 20cm deep.

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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments

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4.7 Km (S) there is a Standing Stone at Lisbunny.
4.4 Km (NNW) there is a Passage Tomb at Ashley Park.
9 Km (ENE) there is a Bullaun Stone at Kilruane.



A Selection of Other Bullaun Stones

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