What is recorded here
This is a hemispherical piece of granite with hollowed upper surface (diam. 0.6m x D 0.45m). It is situated beside a fence in a field known as the 'trough field'. It narrows to a point along the inner base. Local tradition records that it was used as a holy water font attached to a local church (Ua Broin 1943, 73, 85).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU021-031
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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