Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone (present location)
Ballynestragh Demesne, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynestragh Demesne
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Bullain
- Coordinates
- 52.71990, -6.28417
- SMR number
- WX007-001001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Two bullaun stones are kept under under the trees E of the N entrance avenue at Ballynestragh. One appears to be of quartz (dims. 0.75m x 0.5m; H 0.5m; diam. of basin 0.33m; D 0.22m) and is from Killinierin, which is the townland immediately to the N, while the other (WX007-001002-) is from Ballynestragh townland. (Esmonde 1899, 404-5)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 15 March 2012
References
Esmonde, Sir T. H. Grattan 1899 Notes on crannog and other finds in north county Wexford. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 29, 404-06.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.