Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Bullaun stone
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
- WX007-001002-
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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 the trees E of the N entrance avenue at Ballynestragh. One (WX007-001001-) is from Killinierin, while the other of granite (dims. 0.65m x 0.5m; H 0.45m; diam. of basin 0.26m to 0.3m; D 0.13m) is from Ballynestragh (Esmonde 1899, 404-5).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 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 stone (present location)under 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.