Bullaun stone in Sevenchurches OR Camaderry

Four granite bullauns; two in the Glendasan River, one beside the river, and one outside the 'caretaker's house'. Located: at base of riverbank 3.3m W of another bullaun (WI023-006003-). Described by Healy (1972, 118) as a boulder measuring '1.1m x 1m x 0.4m. 1 basin diam. 0.3m x depth 0.15m. Beside river, west of mill. The basin is conical in section'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 19 November 2012

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as anointing or as holy water basins, and are associated with local saints or pilgrimage traditions. These stones may also have earlier prehistoric significance, possibly linked to Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial practices.