What is recorded here
Moved from its original location, (KD029-010----) c. 270m to the NW, to the front lawn of a private house. A well-preserved D-shaped granite block (L 1.45m; Wth 0.5-1.45m; H 0.85m) with a roughly rectangular upper surface (L 1m; Wth 0.7m) which contains two well-carved basins (a W- one: diam. 0.3m; D 0.2m and a shallower E-one: 0.3m; D 0.05m).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 27 August 2013
Likely dating to the early medieval period, the Bullaun stone may have been used for ritual or ecclesiastical purposes, such as anointment or as a holy water font. Such stones are often associated with local saints or Christian traditions, though specific folklore for this example is not recorded.
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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