What is recorded here
Bullaun stone in Drumalagagh is a bullaun stone in Drumalagagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. It lies at the bottom of a southwest-facing slope, about seventy metres southwest of the church. The surviving fragment measures point nine by point seven metres across and stands point five metres high. Its single basin is damaged, preserving only a partial trace of the stone’s original shape.
At the bottom of a SW-facing slope. A fragment of bulluan stone (dims 0.9m x 0.7m; H 0.5m) with a single damaged basin is c. 70m SW of the church (RO056-004001-).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Likely dating to the early Christian period (5th–10th centuries AD), bullaun stones were traditionally used for ritual or ecclesiastical purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or the anointing of the sick. Local folklore sometimes associates them with saintly figures or healing traditions.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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