Bullaun stone (present location) in Kilcashel

Located on top of a field wall at the SE corner of a pasture field. Irregular-shaped boulder (1.5m x 1.25m; H 0.6m) with a bowl-shaped, circular depression (diam. 0.32-0.34m; D 0.14m) in its upper surface. According to local information, the original location (MA073-039001-) of the stone was at an enclosure (MA073-039---) 50m to N; it was removed to this location when the enclosure was levelled. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 22 June 2021

Likely dating to the early medieval period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual or Christian purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as a baptismal font. Such stones often became associated with local folklore and saintly traditions over time.