Bullaun stone in Brockagh

Bullaun stone identified by Healy in 1972 and recorded as a boulder measuring '1.8m x 2m, top only showing, 2 basins, diam. 0.34m x 0.33m depth 0.15m; diam. 0.38m x 0.31m, depth 0.14m. Norh of Glendasan Road. Large rectangular flat boulder with basins at opposite corners. There is a slight depression in between, 0.3m in diameter and 0.03m deep' (Healy 1972, B25, 106, 131). Date of upload: 19 November 2012

Likely dating to the early Christian or Iron Age period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual or practical purposes such as anointing with holy water or as ceremonial querns. Local folklore sometimes associates them with saintly activity or healing traditions.