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Kilroot : Bullaun Stone

CountyAntrim
Grid RefJ 450 895
GPSJ 44987 89532 (7m)
Longitude5° 44' 56" W
Latitude54° 43' 58.04" N
Nearest TownCarrickfergus (3 Km)
OS Sheet15
UTM zone30U
UTM x323013.54516256
UTM y6068524.7230141
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 30th September 2007

When I noticed this site marked on the OS map I wasn't sure if I'd find it. Near to the words Bullaun Stone there is also Bishop's House and Bawn with a cross next to it, but there is no cross to indicate where the bullaun might be. I hoped it was at the same site as the Bishop's House and it is.

However, this is probably the most mucked-about-with bullaun I have ever visited. The stone the basin is carved into has been squared off and its bottom made flat. It is now mounted on a sqare-sectioned brick pedastal about 1.2m tall, between two grave slabs. Quite undignified. The basin is 20cm in diameter and hemi-spherical.

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