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Bullaun stone in Beagh More

Bullaun stone

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Bullaun stone in Beagh More is a sandstone slab on the west bank of a narrow stream, twenty metres from the holy well. Its single basin, thirty-five centimetres across and twelve centimetres deep, marks repeated use rather than a single event. People likely knelt there beside moving water, pouring or collecting for ceremonies that no longer leave names behind. The drumlin rises behind it like a forgotten witness, holding the shape of devotion long after the devotees disappeared.
Located on the W bank of a N-S stream at the base of the E-facing slope of a drumlin, and c. 20m from the holy well (LE034-003001-). A sandstone bullaun stone (dims 0.8m x 0.7m; H 0.4) has a single basin (diam. 0.35m; D 0.12m) on its upper surface. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 9 December, 2019
Probably dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone is associated with the nearby holy well and may have had ritual or baptismal use. Such stones are often linked to local folklore and saintly traditions.

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