Bullaun stone in Brockagh

Situated in a field N of St Kevin's Road. Nine granite boulders with thirteen basins. Four of these stones are in a group and are known as the 'Seven Fonts'. Marked on the OS 6-inch map 100m to the NW is 'Thornbush (site of), St Kevin's Keeve'. Described by Healy (1972, 126) as a boulder measuring 3.5m x 2.6m. Top only showing 4 basins, diam. 0.32m x depth 0.14m; diam. 0.34m x 0.32m x depth 0.14m; diam. 0.45m x 0.27m x depth 0.12m; diam. 0.39m x 0.37m x depth 0.18m. In field north of St. Kevins' Road (WI023-001---). On the convex upper face of this huge boulder is a rectangular recess 1.02m x 0.73m and varying in depth from 0.14m-0.2m. Three of the basins are in the floor of this area'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 29 November 2012 See linked document with drawing from Patrick Healy, Supplementary survey of ancient monuments at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Unpublished OPW report, 1972.

Likely dating to the early Christian period, the Bullaun stone in Brockagh may have been used for ritual washing or as a holy water font associated with local monastic or ecclesiastical activity. The name "Seven Fonts" suggests a possible connection to Christian baptismal traditions, though the exact meaning or folklore surrounding the site is not well documented.