Bullaun stone (present location) in Carrownspurraun

In a farmyard. Found in a nearby field and moved to its present location (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). A stone (H 0.4m; Wth 0.65m) with a central circular hollow (Wth c. 0.45m; D c. 0.2m). A beehive quernstone was also found here. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

A Neolithic or early Bronze Age bullaun stone, likely used for ritual purposes or the preparation of hallucinogenic mixtures; such stones are sometimes associated with holy wells or Christian saint traditions in later folklore.