Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Toberlyan Duffin, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toberlyan Duffin
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.07699, -7.63128
- SMR number
- CV013-063002-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Circular, shallow bullaun (diam. 0.23m; D 0.14m) in a boulder (H 0.15m; dims. 0.72m x 0.22m) which was formerly one of a series of boulders which surrounded a holy well (CV013-063001-) and served as penitential stations (local information). Bullaun stone is now situated close to a boundary c. 60m SSW of original location.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.