Bullaun stone (present location) in Castlequarter

In a secondary position in the front yard of an old farmhouse. In the vicinity of a church site (WI027-021001-) and castle site (WI027-022----). An oblong granite boulder (dims. L 0.62m; Wth 0.45m; T 0.25m contains a central, circular bowl (diam 0.19m; D 0.7m deep. The surface of bowl is slightly pocked. A possible font (WI027-021005-) was noted previously in the same farmyard (SMR file). The unknown precise original location of the bullaun has been designated (WI027-085001-). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 23 October 2012

Likely dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purification or as a holy water font associated with the nearby church site. Such stones often held spiritual significance and were sometimes linked to local saints or folklore.