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Bullaun stone (present location)

Ballydurn, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone (present location), Ballydurn, 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
Ballydurn
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.25730, -7.40613
SMR number
WA007-092----

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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

Originally located on the W side of the road at Dane's Cross-road (WA007-078----) (Power 1952, 403), it is known locally as 'The Hatter's pot'. The bullaun stone is traditionally thought to have been used by a blacksmith to cool horseshoes. It is a conglomerate stone (dims. 0.7-0.85m x 0.45-1m x 0.25-0.45m) with one basin (diam. 0.32m; D 0.18m). It was moved c. 150m N where it rested on the southern side of a field boundary. During landscaping associated with a newly built house S of this field boundary, the stone was moved to a planting border immediately inside and SW of the gate entrance. It rests in an upside down position at this location.

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

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 14 May 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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