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Bullaun stone in Ennereilly

Bullaun stone

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A granite bullaun stone (dims. 0.38m x 0.29m; T 0.22m) lies on the bank of the graveyard enclosure (WI041-002002-) at the S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 26 September 2013
Probably dates to the early Christian period, associated with ritual or ecclesiastical use. Bullaun stones were often used for hollowing out to hold relics or as baptismal fonts, and may have had symbolic or spiritual significance in local Christian practice.

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