Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Balrothery, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Balrothery
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.58697, -6.18955
- SMR number
- DU005-009004-
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Archaeological monitoring (Excavation licence no. 04E0671) of an extension to the N of the existing graveyard (DU005-057005-) uncovered a bullaun stone in the topsoil of a formerly green area (Stevens 2007, 98-9). A roughly dressed, trapezoidal, limestone block (dims. L 33cm; Wth 26cm; H 13cm) contains a neatly carved, shallow, circular depression (diam. 12.5cm; D 8cm).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 1 October 2021
References
Stevens, P. 2007 St. Peter's Church, Balrothery. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2004: Summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 98-9.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Headstoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.