What is recorded here

Located c. 15m W of the Roman Catholic church of the Sacred Heart in Kilmainhamwood. This is a sandstone cylinder (dims of top 0.57m x 0.48m; H 0.58m) with a rounded basin (dims 0.36m x 0.33m; max. D 0.23m). The stone has been roughly cut back to a rough cylinder (dims of base 0.36m x 0.23m), and portion of the rim has been damaged. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 1 August, 2014

Likely dating to the early medieval period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as a site for pilgrimages. Such stones are often associated with Christian or pre-Christian sacred traditions.

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