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Bullaun stone in Raheen (ballinacor South By.)

Bullaun stone

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A large earthfast granite boulder (2.6m WNW-ESE; 1.4m NNE-SSE, max. H 30cm) with an irregular surface that is slightly pitched along the long axis. Towards the E end of the stone are three basins. Basin 1 is oval shaped (diam. 23cm N-S x 33cm E-W; D 13cm) and positioned at the E end of the stone; basin 2 is circular (diam. 23cm; D 10cm) and positioned 20cm to the NW of basin 1; basin 3 is oval shaped (diam. 27cm x 24cm; D 8-12cm) and is positioned 5cm S of basin 2. Described by Price and Stephens (1948, 179-80) as c. 200m NW of Ballinacorbeg ('Derrylossary') church; located by Chris Corlett in 2005. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 23 November 2012
A large bullaun stone, likely dating to the early Christian period, traditionally associated with ritual or ecclesiastical use, possibly linked to the preparation of holy water or as a site of pilgrimage. The basins may have had symbolic or practical functions within a local Christian or prehistoric tradition.

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