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Castletown : Bullaun Stone

CountyOffaly
Grid RefN 217 287
GPSN 21685 28714 (4m)
Longitude7° 40' 28.74" W
Latitude53° 18' 29.81" N
Nearest TownMoate (10.1 Km)
OS Sheet48
UTM zone29U
UTM x588307.61003634
UTM y5907384.0665991
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 6th July 2008

There are two bullauns at this site, but they don't really need to be split into two entries, because the one is probably a later mini-font. This is just a very small stone with a single bullaun at its centre, which occupies most of the top surface.

The larger of the two stones has been cut from a larger outcrop and has straight edges. Again, this could have been used in a church at some point.

There is a ruined building nearby (an early church or later private chapel?) and a small graveyard. The stones are tucked away under some thorn trees and quite difficult to locate as they are encrusted in a thick layer of moss.

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