Kelshamore stones
The stones of Kelshamore lie in the townland of Kelshamore ( Irish Coilseach Mhór ), east of Stratford in County Wicklow in Ireland . There are two bullauns ( Irish bullán or bollán - from English bowl ; or French bol ) and a menhir ( English standing stone ). There are over 150 registered bullauns in Ireland, mostly in Leinster , with 50 in County Wicklow alone. The term bullaun refers to the mostly knee-high menhir - like or flat-round stone, which can also accommodate depressions called bullaun, whereby most stones only have one.
The Kelshamore Triple Bullaun Stone sits in a small area that suggests a religious context. It is straight on three sides and arched on the fourth. It measures approximately 2.0 × 0.36 × 0.30 m. The bullauns are circular and deep, with the largest lying on the side and 0.4 m in diameter. The middle one is 0.32 m and the left 0.30 m in diameter.
The smaller porthole is about 30.0 m away. The stone covered with moss is triangular. The porthole is flat and 30 cm in diameter.
Other multiple bullauns: Ardattin (2), Glebe I (3) both in County Carlow and Drummin (3), County Wicklow
The menhir is close to the road, in the valley above the bullauns. It is about 1.4 m high and smooth and rounded.
literature
- Merit Åhs: Fran skålgrop till dopfunt? En kontinuitetsstudie av Ireland's bullaunstenar. Master's thesis Stockholm University 1998.
- Liam Price: Rock-Basins, or 'Bullauns', at Glendalough and Elsewhere In: The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Vol. 89, No. 2 (1959), pp. 161-188
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Coordinates: 52 ° 59 ′ 47 " N , 6 ° 36 ′ 16.9" W.