What is recorded here
This stone was moved to its present location from near the stone pair known as the Gossan Stones near Scarr Mountain. It consists of a coarse-grained granite block (0.59m x 0.52m and 0.19m high) with a bowl-shaped depression (0.30m x 0.275m and 0.15m deep) (pers. comm. C. Corlett).
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 30 October 2012
Likely dating to the Early Christian or earlier prehistoric period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as part of ceremonial sites. They are frequently associated with saintly traditions and local folklore, though their original function may have been pre-Christian.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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