What is recorded here

Bullaun stone in Bawnard East is a large boulder beside a holy well, marked by a circular cavity seven inches long and two inches wide, with a smaller depression three inches long and two inches wide. Local people have regarded it with veneration, perhaps touching the hollow or leaving water behind it, while the well gave back life in return. The stone does not need a grand claim; its shape, size and repeated visitation make it a place where the ordinary world thins slightly.

According to Power (1940, 26), a large boulder beside a holy well (CO076-048002-) 'is regarded with local veneration; in it is a circular cavity 7" x 2", also a smaller depression 3" x 2". The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

Likely dating to the early Christian or prehistoric period, the bullaun stone is associated with ritual or votive practices, often linked to healing due to its proximity to a holy well. Local veneration suggests it may have been used for offerings or as a site of pilgrimage.

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