What is recorded here
Located in a private garden. Irregular-shaped block of stone (0.78m x c. 0.6m; H 0.27m) with a circular depression (Diam. 0.39m; D 0.10m) in its upper surface. The sides of the depression are rather rough and slope to meet a flat base. The stone has been painted white. The stone was found c. 50m NW of its current location, buried in the ground a few meters W of a court tomb (SL002-018----). There is a rath (SL002-017----) c. 130m to N.
Attached image:
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Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 30 Oct 2015
Likely dating to the early medieval period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purposes, such as coin blessing or as a site for Christian pilgrimages. Such stones often carry associations with local folklore and sacred traditions.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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