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, 127) as a boulder measuring '2.3m x 1.5m, top only showing 1 basin, diam. 0.42m x 0.39m; depth 01.9m. In field north of St. Kevin's Road (WI023-001----)'. 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: 19 November 2012

Likely dating to the Early Christian period, the Bullaun stone in Brockagh may have been used for ritual washing, possibly associated with monastic or ecclesiastical activity. The multiple basins suggest a communal or ceremonial function, and such stones are often linked to local saints or pilgrimage traditions.