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Dingle : Bullaun Stone

CountyKerry
Grid RefQ 445 014
GPSQ 44517 01445 (7m)
Longitude10° 16' 17.61" W
Latitude52° 8' 35.07" N
Nearest TownDingle (0.4 Km)
OS Sheet70
UTM zone29U
UTM x412987.18058342
UTM y5777714.1043591
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Visit Notes

Saturday, 26th May 2007

This is the only parked bullaun stone in the country. What do I mean by that? Exactly what it says ... this monstrously large rock is parked at the top of Dingle high street as if it was a car.

The boulder is over 3m long and 1.5m wide. There are four good-sized bullauns at one end, three of which are interlinked by shallow channels. Close to these are two very small depressions. At the other end there are several natural-looking rough cups.

I'm still amazed at this monument's location. I had expected it to be in a little park or within a wall, but no - it's simply parked at the side of the road.

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