What is recorded here

Bullaun stone in Templebryan North is a small sandstone boulder with a circular hollow, set beside an ogham stone inside an early ecclesiastical graveyard in County Cork. Its basin may have held water for prayer, healing or remembrance, while the neighbouring ogham marker suggests the place served both worship and memory. The stone is not grand, but its position beside burial ground and written stone makes it a quiet centre of old local belief.

In early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO122-075001-), within N half of graveyard (CO122-075003-) and 1.4m E of ogham stone (CO122-075004-). Small sandstone boulder (0.56m x 0.7m) resting on two flat stones; circular hollow (diam. 0.36m; D 0.14m) on upper surface. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

Likely dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purposes, such as anvil stones for making holy water or as a site for pilgrimages. Its placement near an ogham stone and within an ecclesiastical enclosure suggests a possible liturgical or symbolic function in a monastic or sacred landscape.

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