Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
Joristown Upper, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Joristown Upper
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.52232, -7.11079
- SMR number
- WM020-102001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a steep natural rise, in gently undulating pasture, having good views in all directions. Bullaun stone described in 1970 as being within the centre of a levelled ringfort (WM020-102----). Described in a later field report (undated) as the enclosure having been levelled and the bullaun stone pushed up against the field fence c. 18m to SE. It is a large conglomerate boulder with a circular-shaped, deep conical depression (diam. 0.35m; D 0.3).
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 08 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.