What is recorded here

Bullaun stones are associated with St. John's baptismal practices. Kilnadur is a church townland in County Cork. The stone sits in the centre of the burial ground, flanked by two pillar stones. Its flat circular surface carries one large central hollow and three smaller hollows arranged in an arc. People may have knelt there, poured water across it, or marked prayer in the stone itself. The shape suggests repetition, not a single act. The burial ground around it belongs to the same living place.

In centre of kill burial ground (CO094-03901-) flanked by pair of pillar stones. Flat circular stone (diam. 0.9m) with central circular hollow (diam. 0.3m; D 0.08m); three smaller hollows (diam. 0.04m) forms arc around it. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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 symbolic offerings. Its positioning within a burial ground suggests a spiritual or ceremonial function, possibly linked to local Christian or pagan traditions.

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