What is recorded here

Bullaun stone in Mount Temple is a bullaun stone in Mount Temple, County Sligo, Ireland. The sandstone boulder measures 0.68 metres by 0.66 metres and stands 0.35 metres high, with a rough, pitted surface and a circular hollow 0.24 metres across and 0.15 metres deep set off-centre on top. Local information says it came from Doonowney townland and was found in stone rubble while a 19th-century cottage was demolished, but its exact origin remains uncertain.

In the garden of a private house. This bullaun stone consists of a sandstone boulder (0.68m by 0.66m; H 0.35m), rather rounded or subcircular in shape and profile, with a rough, pitted surface. There is a circular hollow (diam. 0.24m; D 0.15m) off-centre in the upper surface. The sides of the hollow appear to be relatively vertical towards the top, but incline gently inwards to merge seamlessly with a gently rounded base. According to local information, this bullaun stone came from Doonowney townland. It was found amongst stone rubble in the garden of a 19th-century vernacular stone cottage, while the cottage was being demolished. The exact origin of the stone, however, is uncertain (pers. comm. Leo Leydon, 2019). Attached images: SL005-195----_01.JPG SL005-195----_02.JPG Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 February 2019

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