What is recorded here

In rough boggy ground flanking the River Liffey. A small boulder of fine-grained granite (L 0.43m; Wth 0.33m; H 0.37m). To one side is a circular bowl-shaped basin (diam. 0.2m; D 0.17m) with very smooth sides. The stone is not in situ but it seems unlikely that it has been moved very far from its original location. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 13 December 2012

Likely dating to the Early Christian or earlier prehistoric period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purposes, possibly as a holy water font or for symbolic healing. Such stones often feature in local folklore as sites of spiritual or magical significance.

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