Penitential station in Scronagare

In pasture, on N-facing slope; oval sod-covered mound (H 0.5m; 4.5m N-S; 3.5m E-W) about which rest some loose stones. On top of a mound is bullaun stone (9237); second bullaun stone (9238) lies nearby at SE edge of mound; between these is flat slab incised with recent penitential cross. Accordingto local information, rounds made here on 11th Feb., St Gobnait's Day; local tradition relates that she saw a white deer here on her way to Ballyvourney (9302) c. 4 miles to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

A penitential station associated with early Christian pilgrimage practices; the bullaun stones may have been used for ritual kneeling or as holy water basins, linked to local traditions of penance and healing.