Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Ballintombay Upper, County Wicklow, Ireland
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
- WI029-011001-
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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 bullauns described by Price (1959, 164, no. 11.), each with two basins. One was located in 2005 (see WI029-011---- for description) but the second (WI029-011001-) has yet to be located.
See attached photograph provided courtesy of Gary Hughes who has recorded its present location
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 12 May 2021
References
Price, L. 1959 Rock-basins or “bullauns”, at Glendalough and elsewhere. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 89, 161-88.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.