What is recorded here

A bullaun stone (diam. 0.65m; H 0.6m) with a single basin (diam. 0.45m; D 0.33m) is in the NE area of the graveyard (WX016-011002-) of Ballycanew church site (WX016-011001-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 May, 2012

Likelly dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as pilgrimage sites. They may also have had pre-Christian associations, reflecting a continuity of sacred landscape use.

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