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Bullaun stone

Drumcliff South, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone, Drumcliff South, County Sligo, 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
Drumcliff South
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
54.31802, -8.48010
SMR number
SL008-210----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located in grounds of Rathcormack Catholic church, on the SW side of the church, at a modern shrine to St. Columcille.
This bullaun stone is cemented into the flat top of a modern stone-built circular pillar (diam. 0.75m; H 0.9m), so that only the upper surface (0.53m by 0.48m) of the bullaun stone is visible. It is roughly square with rounded corners, and has a central circular hollow (diam. 0.25m; D 0.11m), which appears to be steep-sided with a flat base. The hollow was water-filled at the time of visit. According to local information, the bullaun stone was brought here from Urlar townland, but its exact provenance is unknown (pers. comm. Tamlyn McHugh, April 2018).

Attached images:
SL008-210----_01.JPG Location of bullaun stone, viewed from W
SL008-210----_01.JPG Top of bullaun stone, viewed from E

Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 21 August 2018

Nearby in the register

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

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