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Greatisland : Bullaun Stone

CountyWexford
Grid RefS 687 165
GPSS 68733 16526 (4m)
Longitude6° 59' 32.73" W
Latitude52° 17' 46.32" N
Nearest TownWaterford (9.6 Km)
OS Sheet76
UTM zone29U
UTM x636902.58547361
UTM y5795881.2432206
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 24th February 2008

There were two bullaun stones recorded for the townland of Greatisland, neither of which seem reachable. For some reason I decided to look in the graveyard between the two sites and found these things. Just inside the gate there is a collection of oddments, one of which could be a bullaun stone made into a font.

As well as the possible font there are a few old grave slabs and a carved head. I'll come back one day and ask at the nearby houses about the bullauns, but there was no body at home today.

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