Dunsany

Nearest town:
Dunshaughlin (6km E)
OS reference:
N917551
OS sheet:
42
Latitude:
53° 32' 16.18 N
Longitude:
6° 37' 0.18 W
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Image of Dunsany (Bullaun Stone) by ryaner

Came back to see if I could see the cupmarks. Yes, they’re there.

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ryaner
ryaner Jun 27, 2021
Image of Dunsany (Bullaun Stone) by ryaner

According to the SMR there are many smaller cupmarks on this fractured stone, used as the base of a cross.

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ryaner
ryaner Aug 9, 2020
Image of Dunsany (Bullaun Stone) by ryaner

Double-bullaun, both bowls very shallow, almost like huge cupmarks.

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ryaner
ryaner Aug 9, 2020

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Dunsany

ryaner
ryaner Aug 10, 2020

Opposite the entrance to Dunsany castle, at the foot of a christian cross is this quite peculiar stone. The two bullauns are fairly shallow, in comparison to most, and there are said to be more cup-like depressions that I didn’t notice. The stone itself is almost square-shaped and has been fractured in a couple of places down through the years (or the millenia). The white lichen almost covers the entire surface and makes it hard to examine. An oddity.

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