Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Ballymooney, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymooney
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 53.25892, -7.37020
- SMR number
- OF018-017003-
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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)
- 1811 · 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
No surface traces visible of bullaun stone inside Annaghharvey graveyard (OF018-017001-) described by Thomas Stanley in the ninetenth century as 'Another sandstone lies on its back at the moat (OF018-017005-) and churchyard of Anaghharvy; a hollow in which it retains water is resorted to by urchins to get cured of their warts' (Stanley 1870-1, 28).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.