Bullaun stone in Kilmacnevan

Saddle-shaped bullaun stone (dims. L 0.44m x T 0.2m x Wth 0.25m) with shallow depression (dims. top diam 0.22m x 0.16m; base diam. 0.1m; 0.08m D) located in SW quadrant of Kilmacnevan graveyard (WM011-115001-). The stone is shaped like a small saddle quern and may have functioned as a stoup embedded into the wall of Kilmacnevan Church (WM011-115-----). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 12 December 2017

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as pilgrimage sites. They may also have had pre-Christian significance, associated with healing or local folklore.