Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Knock (inishbofin Par.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knock (inishbofin Par.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61548, -10.18872
- SMR number
- GA009D014008-
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Shown on 4 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
This bullaun stone is lying against the S wall of the medieval church (GA009D014001-) in the graveyard (GA009D014002-) at the SE end of Inishbofin Island. The stone (0.8m E-W; 0.61m N-S) is subrectangular in plan and the basin is roughly circular (0.39m E-W; 0.37m N-S; D 0.29m). There is a large hole (0.16m E-W; 0.13m N-S) at the base of the basin.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 15 June 2018
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.