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Bullaun stone

Killeen (Longford By.), County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone, Killeen, County Longford, 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
Killeen (Longford By.)
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.75104, -7.85842
SMR number
LF008-042----

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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)
  • 1811 · 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

On level, low lying reclaimed ground, c. 5m to the NE of the Camlin River and c. 300m to the NW of Ballykenny Bridge. A number of circular and curvilinear indentations and tiny shallow depressions visible on the upper face and sides of an irregularly shaped boulder appear to be natural. However, one centrally located circular hollow (diam. 0.28m; max. D 0.22m) appears to have been cut. The stone had been removed for safe-keeping to a farmhouse nearby, but was returned a few years ago to what is believed locally to be its original location (SMR file). Mass was said at here during Penal times and two priests captured here during this period were subsequently executed (ibid.). (Murphy 2000, 78; Mimnagh 2010, 379 380)

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 6 June 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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