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Stone head (present location)

Ballywilliam (Clonlisk By.), County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Stone head (present location), Ballywilliam, County Offaly, 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
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

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

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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