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Bullaun stone

Raheen (Ballinacor South By.), County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone, Raheen, County Wicklow, 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
Raheen (Ballinacor South By.)
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.05255, -6.23717
SMR number
WI018-012----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (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

A large earthfast granite boulder (2.6m WNW-ESE; 1.4m NNE-SSE, max. H 30cm) with an irregular surface that is slightly pitched along the long axis. Towards the E end of the stone are three basins. Basin 1 is oval shaped (diam. 23cm N-S x 33cm E-W; D 13cm) and positioned at the E end of the stone; basin 2 is circular (diam. 23cm; D 10cm) and positioned 20cm to the NW of basin 1; basin 3 is oval shaped (diam. 27cm x 24cm; D 8-12cm) and is positioned 5cm S of basin 2. Described by Price and Stephens (1948, 179-80) as c. 200m NW of Ballinacorbeg ('Derrylossary') church; located by Chris Corlett in 2005.

Compiled by: Claire Breen

Date of upload: 23 November 2012

References

Price, L. and Stephens, E.M. 1948 “Bullaun” stones near Derrylossary church, Co. Wicklow. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 78, 179-81.

Nearby in the register

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

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