What is recorded here
Bullaun stone identified by Healy in 1972 and recorded as a boulder measuring '2.2m x 1.1m. top only showing, 1 basin diam. 0.34m, depth 0.13m' (Healy 1972, no. 26, 106, 132).
Date of upload: 19 November 2012
Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were traditionally used for ritual or ecclesiastical purposes, such as the preparation of holy water. Local folklore sometimes associates them with saintly figures or healing traditions.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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