What is recorded here
There is a granite bullaun stone (dims 0.7m x 0.45m) with a single oval basin (dim. 0.45m x 0.33; D 0.1m) in the base of the fosse of the ecclesiastical enclosure (WX039-018007-) at SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 28 January, 2013
Likely dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purification or as part of a religious site. Such stones are often associated with holy wells or monastic settlements and may have later been incorporated into local Christian traditions.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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