Bullaun stone (present location) in Glebe (rathvilly By.)

Large granite boulder (L c. 2m; H c. 2m) with three large depressions (average diam. 0.3m; D 0.2m) and one shallow depression. Now lying immediately W of bridge and S of road but found in field to SW. See CW009-027001- for original location. (Harbison 1991, 192) Reference: Harbison P. 1991 'Early Christian Antiquities at Clonmore, Co. Carlow' in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (vol. 91, C, Number 7), Dublin. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011

Likely dating to the Early Christian or earlier Iron Age period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual or practical purposes such as coin minting, stone boiling, or as holy sites. The depressions may have held religious or symbolic significance, possibly associated with Christian or pre-Christian traditions.