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Bullaun stone

Ballard (Ballinacor North By.), County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone, Ballard, 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
Ballard (Ballinacor North By.)
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.00217, -6.27570
SMR number
WI024-025----

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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 coarse-grained granite boulder, a glacial erratic, most likely in its original position, but presently built into a stone NNW-SSE fence a short distance from the gable end of a house, beside a lane. Uncovered after hedges had been removed. The boulder measures 1.8m N-S, 2.4m E-W, 90cm H at E, 1.1m H at W. On top of the stone are three bowl-shaped bullauns.
The basin at the S is circular and measures 27cm x 27cm across, and 14cm deep
The middle basin is circular and measures 23x25cm across, and 12cm deep.
The N bowl is circular and measures 28x28cm across, and 15-16cm deep.
Also here is a small single bullaun, the provenance of which is not known, but it does appear to come form the locality. This consists of a small granite boulder with a rounded bottom. The stone is broken along one edge, with the result that the basin is incomplete. The stone measures 38x24cm across and 10cm thick. The bowl is 19cm across x 6cm deep.

Compiled by: Chris Corlett

Date of upload: 19 October 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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