Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Inauguration stone
Ballybrennan, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybrennan
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.42528, -7.47491
- SMR number
- WM032-057----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · 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 glacial erratic, that was the inauguration stone of the MacGeoghegan clan, known locally as Mac Geoghegan’s Chair (Brewer 1826, 257). Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. Situated on rolling pastureland with good views from NE-E-SE, restricted elsewhere by higher ground. Glacial boulder set on shoulder of natural hillock 315m NE of Ballybrennan House' (SMR file).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 06 March 2013
References
Brewer, J.N. 1825-6 The beauties of Ireland: being the original delineations, topographical, historical and biographical of each county, 2 vols. London. Sherwood, Jones and Co.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.