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Bullaun stone

Park (Upperthird By.), County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone, Park, County Waterford, 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
Park (Upperthird By.)
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Font
Latest-edition OS map
Bullan
Coordinates
52.31770, -7.54930
SMR number
WA002-040005-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated towards the bottom of a gentle S-facing slope with a WNW-ESE stream to the S, on the early ecclesiastical site known as 'Cíll Eoghan' (Power 1952, 416). On the W side of cairn (WA002-040007-) is a conglomerate double bullaun stone (dims. 1.2m x 0.55m; T 0.3m) with two basins (diam. 28-30cm; D 13cm: diam. 30-32cm; D 15cm).

Power, P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press.

Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 27th August, 2010.

Nearby in the register

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

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