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Bullaun stone

Rathbaun (Tirawley By., Kilbelfad Par.), County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone, Rathbaun (Tirawley By., Kilbelfad Par.), 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
Rathbaun (Tirawley By., Kilbelfad Par.)
County
Mayo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.08099, -9.21024
SMR number
MA039-043001-

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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

At an enclosure (MA039-043002-). This records the original location of a bullaun stone which was found at an unknown date during Land Project work (NMI topographical finds). According to local information, it was removed by a priest to its present location (MA039-043003-) in the grounds of Rathduff Roman Catholic church, c. 500m to W. It consists of an irregular-shaped boulder (L 1.5m; Wth 1m; H 0.85m) on flat upper surface of which there are two close-set, shallow hollows. One hollow is circular (diam. 0.33m) in plan, and the other oval (0.43m; 0.36m), each c. 0.08-0.1m depth.

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 5 February 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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