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This was meant to be in a graveyard. However many of the slabs have been used to build up a low wall as part of the remains of the church here. There is no sign of the bullaun however I think if it still remains on site this maybe where it is.

This is a nice tomb in good condition on low ground. To the south the ground begins to rise and there is a lot of exposed rock. There is a record of rock-art on some of this rock but i wasnt able to find it.
The tomb must be about a 1m high by approx 3m long.

Unfortunately I couldnt find this panel of rock-art. I spoke to an english guy that owns a cottage just at the end of the lane that leads up here. He told me he had lived there 5 years and had been unable to find either of the panels of rock-art. He said that the old woman who owned the house before him used to know where one of them was. She used to take the kids from the local school to see it when she was a young woman. However at the time he met her she claimed that she could no longer remember where it was.
So I guess in the last say 60 years at least one of these panels were visible. www.archaeology.ie has the panel at this rough grid ref as Rock-Art and the other grid ref as Rock Scribing. Im not sure what the difference is.

This bullaun stone is pretty close to the road just a few kms outside of Tipp Town.
It is marked on the OS map by a Cross. Its a cool bullaun stone with a turning (cursing?) stone. There is a pond very close by to the stone.
The cross seems to have come out of the socket it was in and now lies up against the bullaun stone.

Small standing stone outside Hospital. Id say its only about 500mm high.

This stone also isnt marked on the map but it really looks standing stone ish to me. As per the style at the moment i stuck a horse in the shot for effect.
There is a mound marked nearby but it looks in bad shape. More like field clearance than a mound really.

This is a strange site, there is nothing marked on the top of Luddenmore on the OS map yet there is a very impressive standing stone and the remains of what appears to be a cairn.
Archeaology.ie calls it a stone circle and Ive seen it mentioned as being a cathair.
So I cant really say what is up here other than what I saw myself. The views are amazing and again this seems to be interconnected with the other major hills around here. You can see across to the hillfort on Knockroe and it seems to line up with Cnoc Greine behind it.
It is hard to make it up onto the summit, it is a in the middle of agricultural land and there were lots of horses and cattle on it. There is also a recycling Mr. Binman site and a quarry nearby so be careful if you do decide to climb up here.

This standing stone isnt marked on the OS map. It is on the top of Luddenmore / Buchillbreaga.
It is about 2.25m in height. From below it looks huge altogether.
There is also the strange broken ruin of some kind of turret. I dont know what it was for. Perhaps it had something to do with the antennas that are up here but i doubt it because it is held together using lime mortar.

This is a very unusual Bullaun Stone as far as I can see.
The stone itself must be about 1.25m high by about 1.75m long and is probably big enough to be a standing stone in its own right.
The depth of the bowl is about 600mm deep, I presume that must be a lot for a bullaun.
Also there is what looks like a few cup marks on one side. They may be natural but who knows?
There is a church and holy well about 200m away from here. However to put it in context, it is also in an area rich with older sites such as standing stones (a holed one at Inch) and the hillfort at Knockroe and the unusual features on Luddenmore.

It took me about 3 visits to find this stone. Finally I asked in Cahir Castle about whether it had possibly moved into the Castle.
The girl behind the desk didnt know but there were two OPW workers hanging about and one of the guys could confirm it was there. He called it St Patricks Knee stone.
I headed back up again and used a stick on the over-growth around it. Im living in Cahir at the moment so will try and keep it clear of growth.

This isnt far from Kilronan and can be seen from the road as you head from Kilronan to Dun Aonghus. It is not as impressively situatied as Dun Aonghus but you actually get a better view of all parts of the island. Worth a look for the views alone.