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Bullaun stone

Knock (Inishbofin Par.), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone, Knock (Inishbofin Par.), County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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