What is recorded here
In Mungret graveyard (LI013-009004-) immediately S of S wall of church (LI013-009005-) close to SW angle are the remains of an irregular shaped stone (dims. 0.56m x 0.83m x 0.2m) with deep circular-shaped hollow (top diam. 0.22m; base diam. 5m; D 0.15-0.2m) on the edge of the stone.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 30 October 2018
Likely dating to the early medieval period, the Bullaun stone in Dromdarrig was probably used for the preparation of holy water or as part of Christian ritual practices. Such stones are often associated with monastic or ecclesiastical sites and may have had both religious and symbolic significance.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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