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Bullaun stone

Ballintombay Upper, County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone, Ballintombay Upper, 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
Ballintombay Upper
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.94298, -6.28361
SMR number
WI029-011----

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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

One of two boulders (see also WI029-011001-), each with two basins, previously described by Price (1959, 164, no. 11). On low-lying, overgrown and wooded ground, islanded by small streams flowing into a larger stream to the N and c. 10m N of a ringfort (WI029-002----). An earthfast granite boulder (dims. L 1.7m NE-SW; Wth 1.2m; H 0.5m) bears two oval basins; the smaller (max. diam. 0.28m; D 0.075m) just SW of the larger (max. diam. 0.4m; D 0.13m). The second bullaun stone (WI029-011001-) was not located.

The above summary description is a revised version (updated in the light of recent research) of that published in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997).

See attached photograph provided courtesy of Gary Hughes

Date of upload/revision: 12 May 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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