Bullaun stone in Carrownlacka

Associated with a possible cashel (MA073-045001-). This bullaun stone is embedded in the ground at the SE edge of a scarp which curving in a shallow arc (L 30m E–W). The upper surface (c. 0.9m N-S; c. 0.56m E-W) of the stone, which barely protruding above ground level, has a circular hollow (diam. 0.35m; D 0.11m), with a bowl-shaped profile. Another bullaun stone (MA073-046002-) is located 50m to SW. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 22 June 2021

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for the preparation of holy water or as ritual sites. They are sometimes associated with local saints or folklore, though specific traditions for this stone are not recorded.