What is recorded here

Bullaun stone in Inchaleagh is a large irregular stone with two roughly circular hollows, one larger in the centre and one smaller to the side. It stands as a footstone in a gap in a north-south field fence, with a disused burial ground about 100m to the east. People may have knelt there, marked prayers in stone, or simply used it to hold a fence line steady while the dead lay nearby.

Forming footstone in gap in N-S field fence; disused burial ground (9332) c. 100m to E. Large irregular stone with two roughly circular hollows. Large hollow (diam. 0.29m; D 0.17m) in centre; smaller hollow (diam. 0.19m; D 0.14m) to one side. 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

Likely dating to the early Christian or later prehistoric 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 pagan traditions, and local folklore may link them to saintly figures or protective charms.

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