Stone head in Balla, County Mayo

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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Photo credits

Michael Deligan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
JohnArmagh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Carlisle Kid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Kathy Lyons Photography (watermark on photograph), displayed by Balla Community and Rural Development, www.balla.ie
Mayo Gaels GAA official club site; drone photographer unnamed, mayogaels.com
Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · Public domain

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