What is recorded here
Situated on top of a wall at the NE corner of a field on a gentle E-facing slope. A stone (dims. c. 0.8m x 0.8m x 0.8m) with a single basin (diam. c. 0.3m; D c. 0.2m) was found on the site of an enclosure (WA024-073001-) (SMR file), but it has since been lost.
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload/revision: 10th May, 2011.
A Neolithic or early Bronze Age bullaun stone, likely used for ritual or symbolic purposes; such stones are often associated with water-related ceremonies or the preparation of offerings. Local folklore may link it to healing traditions or ancient druidic practices.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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