Re: Tipp Bullauns - Mr Bawn79! | Forum

fitzcoraldo Nov 7, 2007 16:30:00

Replying to StoneGloves

I was hoping to avoid getting down to specific cases and was trying to keep things tried to keep things on a general level but since you ask.

It's difficult to see from the photo but the rock looks like limestone, the patterns look like the patterns you typically get on exposed limestone outcrops. So I would guess that the bullaun may possibly have started life as a solution/erosion feature that was subsequently enhanced into its current lovely bullaunic (my invention) form.
I may be totally wrong but that's my best guess from the photo.
Good luck with the new moon and your beginnings

fitz

bawn79 Nov 7, 2007 16:36:20

Replying to fitzcoraldo

Anyway its grand, no point on falling out. Im cool if the non-earth bound ones are labelled disputed antiquity.

For Stonegloves, I didnt see anything much on the particular bullaun at Kilruane besides the one main bowl but thanks for your support.

However I do believe that in the search for bullaun stones in Ireland that there is the possiblity of finding some rock-art that has been overlooked.
I have one site that I havent put up where I think this may be so. However I want to head back and see it in different lighting.

FourWinds Nov 8, 2007 07:44:56

Replying to fitzcoraldo

fitzcoraldo wrote:

I was hoping to avoid getting down to specific cases and was trying to keep things tried to keep things on a general level but since you ask.

No chance of that :-)

To prove that they can be old, here's one incorporated into a wedge tomb - http://www.megalithomania.com/show/image/2545

FourWinds Nov 8, 2007 07:46:22

Replying to fitzcoraldo

fitzcoraldo wrote:

... I would guess that the bullaun may possibly have started life as a solution/erosion feature that was subsequently enhanced into its current lovely bullaunic (my invention) form.

That seems to be the case with many.

Tipp Bullauns — Mr Bawn79!