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One of two bullaun stones located c. 35m SSW of the round tower (CL029-009010-) on Inis Cealtra. The other bullaun stone (CL029-009029-) is 0.9m to the N. A fairly flat rectangular stone (L 1.9m NNW-SSE; Wth 0.9m) is exposed at ground level and contains a circular water-filled depression (diam. 0.61m; D 0.21m) at the NNW end. Portion of the side of the depression at NW is broken away. A 4m square cutting around the adjacent bullaun was excavated in 1977 (de Paor 2013, 42-3). Numerous finds from the upper layers included whetstones, knife-blades, nails, clay pipe fragments, burnt bone, mortar, slag and chert chippings. An extension to this cutting in 1979 revealed this second bullaun. The soil near the two bullauns was heavily mottled with charcoal flecks and burnt material. A part of a stone pestle was also found which may have been used in the hollows of the bullauns. McNamara (1984, 31-2) described the two adjacent boulders as very similar in shape with depressions in similar locations on both.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 29 September 2015
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