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Bullaun stone

Roscam, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone, Roscam, 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
Roscam
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Penitential Station
Latest-edition OS map
Holed-Stone & Bullauns (Penitential Station)
Coordinates
53.26365, -8.98440
SMR number
GA094-072008-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

This double bullaun stone (1.8m N-S; 1.53m E-W) is lying deeply embedded in the ground in the S section of the graveyard (GA094-072003-) within the early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA094-072002-) at Roscam. It contains two almost circular basins: that at the E side of the stone is very shallow (dims. 0.31m x 0.29m; D 0.08m), while that at the W side is deeper (dims. 0.43m x 0.41m; D 0.18m). A triple bullaun is visible c. 1m to the SE. Both bullaun stones were regarded locally as holy wells (Fahey 1901a, 229). Named on the 1944-5 revision of the OS 6-inch maps as 'Penitential Station'.

The following image has been uploaded: GA094-072008-_01 View from SW. The NE bowl is filled with clay.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 19 May 2017

References

Fahey, J. 1901a Some antiquities in the neighbourhood of Oranmore and Kilcolgan, County Galway. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 31, 228-35.

Nearby in the register

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

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