Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Toberiheen, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toberiheen
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.34538, -8.08501
- SMR number
- RO054-018002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated at the bottom of an E-facing slope. There were four natural basins or bullauns (diam. c. 0.4m; D 0.2m) in rock outcrop a short distance S of Toberikeen well (RO054-018001-) (Gannon 1972; Grenham 1983, 67). This does not survive in reclaimed pasture, but its exact original location is not known.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Grenham, J.J. 1983 Moore. The customs and traditions of a rural community. Moore Community Council.
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Cairn - clearance cairnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.