Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Middlequarter, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Middlequarter
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.07005, -7.65068
- SMR number
- WA036-032----
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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
In a farmyard immediately E a church (WA036-001001-) and graveyard (WA036-001002-). A roughly rectangular sandstone bullaun stone which may have been used as a stoup in the nearby church. The boulder tapers towards one end and a single roughly oval basin (dims. 27m x 37m; D 0.09m) occupies much of the broad portion of the boulder (L 0.75m; Wth 0.23-0.45m; H 0.23m). Two sides, the longest side and the broad side at right angles to it, appear to be deliberately cut and roughly dressed to form two fairly straight faces. In contrast the opposite sides are very rough with no attempt at cutting or dressing. A carved stone sculpture (WA036-033----) is located adjacent to it.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 3 April 2018
Nearby in the register
- Stone sculptureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.