Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone (present location)
Kilcashel, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcashel
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.88207, -8.68578
- SMR number
- MA073-043----
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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)
- 1857 · 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 on top of a field wall at the SE corner of a pasture field.
Irregular-shaped boulder (1.5m x 1.25m; H 0.6m) with a bowl-shaped, circular depression (diam. 0.32-0.34m; D 0.14m) in its upper surface. According to local information, the original location (MA073-039001-) of the stone was at an enclosure (MA073-039---) 50m to N; it was removed to this location when the enclosure was levelled.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 22 June 2021
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.