What is recorded here
That is the one that belongs to Eachros. The others may have edge or story, but this is the local one and the rest is distance.
In field fence, on W side of road. Stone (Wth 1.1m; T 0.35m) standing onits side, protrudes 0.7m above ground level. Hollow (D 0.07m) just above ground level. Traditionally associated with Augeris church (CO069-038002-) c. 250m to NW and moved to its present location pre-1917 (pers. comm. M. Uí Leime, from notes compiled by Fr O'Donoghue in 1917).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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Likely dating to the early medieval period, the bullaun stone is associated with Christian ritual, possibly used for anointing or as a holy water font. Its proximity to Augeris church suggests a liturgical or devotional function within a ecclesiastical landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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