What is recorded here
Situated within the graveyard (WA037-008003-) at Clashmore church (WA037-008001-). There is a bullaun stone (dims. 0.58m x 0.5m; H 0.2-0.27m) of Old Red Sandstone with a single basin (diam. 0.27m; D 8cm - 15cm) kept near the C of I church that has been converted into a heritage centre.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 10 November 2011
Likely dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purification or as a pilgrim's stone. Such stones are often associated with holy sites and may have had both religious and folkloric significance.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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