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
- Coordinates
- 52.34345, -8.50237
- SMR number
- LI056-064----
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on rising pasture with good views of Ardpatrick 2km to W. Reported by Tom Fox, Teagasc, and inspected on 15th April 2011. A low outcrop of limestone in pasture field on the upper surface of which are three deep cup-shaped depressions (A: D 0.14m, diam. 0.26m; B: D 0.3m, diam. 0.32m; C: D 0.46m, diam. 0.38m); B and C are conjoined. Location of earthfast boulder matches 'Stone' annotated on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. Duplicate site with LI056-007----. Earthfast bullaun stone known locally as 'St. Patrick's Stone'.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 3 September 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.