What is recorded here
Found on the NE side of a NW-SE valley (WA003-097----). An oval conglomerate stone (dims. 0.85m x 0.57m; H 0.4m) with one basin (diam. 0.3m; D 0.15m) is now kept at a farmhouse.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 20 July 2010
Likely dating to the early Christian or Iron Age period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as part of ecclesiastical sites. They are sometimes associated with local saints or folklore, though specific traditions for this stone are not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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