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Stone head (present location)

Ballywilliam (clonlisk By.), County Offaly, Ireland

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Townland
Ballywilliam (clonlisk By.)
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.95685, -7.91392
SMR number
OF045-048----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Small sandstone carved head (H 0.2m; Wth 0.18m) with almond-shaped eyes, pointed angular nose and slit mouth which has been incorporated into a concrete block boundary wall of a modern bungalow. This head is locally believed to have come from the medieval church (OF039-055----) at Roscomroe (pers. comm. Paddy Murray).

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 16 June 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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