What is recorded here
Bullaun stone known locally as a mass rock (pers. comm. Derek Ryan) situated on W face of field bank running N-S. Ringfort (TN019-014001-) with bullaun stone (TM019-014002-) 240m to W.
Attached images courtesy of Derek Ryan.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of Upload: 10 September 2015
Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for the anointing of baptismal fonts or as ritual sites. Locally referred to as a mass rock suggests it may have been used for clandestine Catholic worship during periods of religious persecution.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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