What is recorded here
That is the clearest fact. The rest is lost or never written.
The bullaun stone is embedded in a concrete slab in the NW corner of the nave of the church (GA117-065001-). It is an irregular oval-shaped stone (0.65m x 0.5m). The bowl is 0.33m in diameter and 0.22m deep. It narrows to 0.12m at the base.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 17 October 2017
The following image has been uploaded: GA117-065003-_01
Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or the anointing of the sick. They are associated with local saints and may have had both Christian and pre-Christian symbolic significance.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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