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Bullaun stone (present location) in Caim

Bullaun stone (present location)

What is recorded here

A granite bullaun stone (dims of top 0.62m x 0.57m; H 0.34m) with a single basin (dims 0.39m x 0.33m; D 0.2m) from the Roman Catholic chapel at Garraun is now at a house in Caim (WX019-042----). (Cullen 2018, 40) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 30 September, 2019
Likely dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone was probably used for ritual purification, such as baptisms or the preparation of holy water, associated with the nearby chapel. Such stones often held religious or symbolic significance in both Christian and prehistoric traditions.

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