What is recorded here
Located on a gentle S-facing slope overlooking a river basin to the S and E. There is a subrectangular bullaun stone of Old Red Sandstone (dims. c. 1m x 0.7m) with a single basin (diam. 0.4m; D 0.18m) at the enclosure (WA024-033002-). There is a Man-made underground passage (WA024-033004-) with associated ogham stones (WA024-033006- to WA024-033015-) nearby. (Kirwan 1985; 1987)
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload: 9th August, 2010.
Dated to the early medieval period, bullaun stones like Bullan, Drumlohan were often associated with Christian or pre-Christian ritual practices, possibly used for ceremonial washing or as holy sites linked to local saints. Their placement on prominent landscape features suggests a role in both spiritual and communal life.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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