Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Mortlestown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mortlestown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stone (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.34345, -8.50236
- SMR number
- LI056-007----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In pasture. Holy Well (LI056-009001-) lies 270m to the E. Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Annotated ‘Stone’ and depicted on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. Monument visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages
Compiled by: Fiona Rooney
Date of upload: 22 November 2021
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.