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Bullaun stone in Kelshamore

Bullaun stone

What is recorded here

One of three bullaun stones in a rocky area at the foot of a marked E-facing slope. A triangular boulder with a single oval basin (0.34m x 0.3m; D 0.18m) in the upper surface. A 3-basin bullaun (WI021-019----) lies c. 40 to the SW and another bullaun (WI021-019001-) lies c. 80m to the S. Also associated are the grass-covered foundations of a possible convent (WI021-020----). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 21 November 2012
Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were traditionally used for grinding holy items or as ritual sites associated with saintly figures. Local folklore sometimes links them to healing or protective functions.

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