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Knocklisheen Beg : Bullaun Stone

CountyCarlow
Grid RefS 921 831
GPSS 92080 83061 (7m)
Longitude6° 37' 54.36" W
Latitude52° 53' 26.1" N
Nearest TownKiltegan (2.3 Km)
OS Sheet62
UTM zone29U
UTM x659322.13112828
UTM y5862725.4941778

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Visit Notes

Sunday, 25th November 2007

This is a small bullaun stone with a large bullaun or basin. The basin is over 30cm in diameter and about 10cm deep. The stone it is carved into is only 70cm across.

The stones lies at the base of a tree in the overgrown graveyard of Knocklisheen Beg church. Next to it there are two plain granite crosses.

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