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Bullaun stone

Middlequarter, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone, Middlequarter, 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
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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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)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (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)

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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

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

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