Carbuncle may refer to: Carbuncle (gemstone), a deep-red cabochon cut gemstone usually garnet, specifically almandine Carbuncle (heraldry), a charge or bearing, consisting of eight radii, or spokes; four of which make a common cross, and the other four a saltire Carbuncle (legendary creature), in South American folklore, associated with gemstones Carbuncle (pathology), an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin The Carbuncle, a small island off Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
See also Carbuncle Hill Archaeological District, RI-1072-1079, a historic district in Coventry, Rhode Island "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Carbuncle Awards, presented to buildings and areas in Scotland intermittently since 2000 Carbuncle Cup, an annual architectural award for the ugliest new building in the UK "The Great Carbuncle", a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne Monstrous carbuncle, a pejorative term coined by Charles III for ugly architecture
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