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Penitential station

Ballinlena, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Penitential station, Ballinlena, County Mayo, 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
Ballinlena
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.27785, -9.21030
SMR number
MA008-004005-

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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

Located immediately to SE of a holy well (MA008-004001), on an E-facing slope.
This penitential cairn, which was associated with a ‘pattern’ or round of prayers traditionally undertaken at the well, consists of a partly sod-covered, loose pile (3m E-W; 4m N-S; H 0.8m) of stones. Another penitential cairn (MA008-004004-) is located a few meters to the SW. An early medieval church (MA008-006001-) and graveyard (MA008-006007-) are located c. 40m to S.

Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 1 July 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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