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Tipp Bullauns — Mr Bawn79!

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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.

H Hob
Hob Nov 7, 2007 20:55:04
Replying to bawn79

bawn79 wrote:
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.
It's gotta be worth a look hasn't it?

Fwiw, I reckon you're right. I'm intrigued by bullauns (Though annoyingly ain't ever seen one in the real) 'cos they seem like they could be a continuation of the 'big basin' feature that often pops up in association with bona fide rock art in Northumberland and Kilmartin. There are a few RA sites that have what could easily be described (and probably have been by a certain Mr FW) as proto-bullauns. Sometimes the academically approved RA is only metres away. Sometimes it's only inches away:
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/38575/images/football_cairn_e.html

Given the christian propensity for dipping people's heads in water, I reckon there's a fair chance the early christian bullauns could easily be older basins that were appropriated for head dipping duties.

Personally speaking, I am loving the whole bullaun thing. More please :)

F FourWinds
FourWinds Nov 8, 2007 07:43:15
Replying to bawn79

bawn79 wrote:
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 only been to one 'proper' bullaun stone that actually has rock art on the same stone - http://www.megalithomania.com/show/image/6002

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