Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Kilcolman, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcolman
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.04766, -7.87693
- SMR number
- OF038-007005-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Bullaun stone in a field 45m E of a stream inside a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (OF038-007----) with graveyard (OF038-007004-) containing two churches (OF038-007001-; OF038-007003-) 15m to N and site of St. Colman's holy well (OF038-007002-) 60m SSE. Bullaun stone consists of an earthfast boulder (dims. 1.05m x 0.65m; H 0.25m) with circular shaped shallow depression (top diam. 0.5m; base diam. 0.20m; D 0.25m) on SE face of boulder. Known locally as the 'backache stone'.
Compiled by and revised: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revision: 16 September 2014
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.