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Bullaun stone in Carrigeenduff

Bullaun stone

What is recorded here

On S facing slope, in a small grove of trees, immediately above a boggy area flanking a stream. A large earthfast granite boulder (1.1m N-S; 0.8m E-W; H at S end 0.3m; N end level with ground surface) with two bowl-shaped basins on the surface. Bowl 1 is a steep-sided circular bowl (diam. 0.27m - 0.28m; D 0.16m) positioned on S end of boulder where surface is flattish; bowl 2 (diam. 0.26m - 0.28m; D at S 0.16m; D at N 0.09m) is position c. 0.18m to the N of bowl 1. (SMR file) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 08 February 2013
Likely dating to the Early Christian or earlier prehistoric period, the Bullaun stone in Carrigeenduff may have been used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as a site for symbolic offerings. Such stones are often associated with local folklore and may have had spiritual or ceremonial significance in both pagan and Christian traditions.

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