What is recorded here
Located in a farmyard. An irregularlgy-shaped stone (dims. 0.5m x 0.4m; T 0.1-0.22m) that has been fractured and has a single shallow basin (dima. 0.3m; D 8cm) was found when a derelict house in Ballyduff East (WA016-116002-) was removed c. 1980.
Compiled by: Michael Moore.
Date of upload: 23rd December, 2010.
Likely dating to the early Christian or medieval period, the bullaun stone was traditionally used for ritual or practical purposes such as anvil stones for metalworking or as a site for holy water collection. Local folklore may associate it with saintly activity or protective charms.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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