What is recorded here
This stone was moved to its present location from the church (WI018-001----) at Ashtown. it consists of a fine grained granite boulder (0.77m x 0.70m and 0.24m high). It contains a slightly oval, bowl-shaped bullaun (0.31m x 0.35m and 0.14m deep) (pers. comm. C. Corlett).
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 30 October 2012
Likely dating to the early Christian period (5th–9th century AD), bullaun stones were often associated with monastic sites and may have been used for ritual purposes, such as holding holy water or as part of ecclesiastical ceremonies. Local tradition sometimes links them to saintly figures or healing practices.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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