Bullaun stone in Oileán Máisean

Embedded in the ground at the SW corner of a leacht (GA076-011005-). This granite bullaun is subrectangular in plan (dims. 0.48m E-W; 0.36m N-S; H 0.18m). Its basin (dims. 0.3m E-W; 0.18m N-S; max. D 0.17m) is roughly oval in shape with a narrow channel leading off it at NW. When visited in August 1984 an almost circular lid (0.38m N-S; 0.35m E-W), tapering from S (T 0.1m) to N (T 0.2-0.3m) with a smooth base, was noted standing upright at the NE end of the bullaun stone. When revisited in April 2014 the lid was on top of the bullaun, covering the basin. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 28 April 2014

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual or practical purposes such as grinding holy relics or preparing communion wafers. They are sometimes associated with local saints or folklore, though specific traditions for this stone are not recorded.