What is recorded here
A granite block (48cm x 52cm) with a circular bowl (diam. 27cm; max. D 10cm). The surface around the circumference of the bowl is defaced. Moved from this church site at Castletimon sometime after 1990 to its present location beside the steps of 'Brittas Church' where it is embedded in cement which has '2000' etched into it (see WI036-082---- for present location record).
Compiled by: Chris Corlett and Claire Breen
Date of upload: 21 February 2013
Likely dating to the early medieval period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purposes, possibly in Christian or pre-Christian traditions. Such stones are often associated with holy wells and are traditionally linked to healing practices.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Castletimon Church (in ruin)Church · 8 yd
Enclosure in CastletimonEnclosure · 900 yd
Enclosure in Ballynagran (arklow By., Dunganstown East Ed)Enclosure · 1240 yd
Highclere hollyHighclere holly · 1604 yd
Saint Michael's Housecoastguard station · 1.2 mi
European YewEuropean Yew · 1.3 mi
Brittas BayBeach / strand · 1.6 mi
Furzeditch BeachBeach / strand · 2.0 mi
Glen Beach Cliff WalkWalking route · 5.2 mi