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Bullaun stone in Killiney

Bullaun stone

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Killiney church and Graveyard/Cill Éinne (Cill Aighne/the church of Aighne): This site lies in the village of Killiney at the base of the Magharees peninsula. The present large rectangular graveyard may enclose the site of an Early Christian foundation (KE036-003003-). Bullaun Stone (KE036-003005-): A large irregularly-shaped boulder, unworked except for the large circular depression in the centre of its upper surface. The stone measures a maximum of 1.02m x 0.64m x 0.33m thick and the bullaun is c. 0.33m in diameter and 0.11m deep. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 854. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 9 August 2013
Bullaun stone in Killiney is likely from the early Christian period, associated with the nearby church site Cill Éinne. Such stones were often used for ritual purposes, including the preparation of holy water, and may have had both Christian and prehistoric symbolic significance.

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