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Bullaun stone

Ballynahown, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Bullaun stone, Ballynahown, County Westmeath, 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
Ballynahown
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.35533, -7.86484
SMR number
WM035-007----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

On N edge of reclaimed grassland, on low NE facing slope of rising ground on edge of poorly drained land with stream 50m to NNE. Bullaun stone (WM035-007001-) now unlocated 32m to W and second bullaun stone (WM035-009----) 440m to SSE. Ballynahown Court 580m to E. NA subrectangular limestone conglomerate stone (1.2m x 0.95m; H 0.37m) with a single egg-shaped hollow (top diam. 0.33m; base diam. 0.08m; D 0.06m) on its upper surface in the centre of the stone. The sides of the hollow have a reddish appearance.

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 08 August 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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