POUNDING STONE/ POSSIBLE BULLAUN in Ballygill South

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as POUNDING STONE/ POSSIBLE BULLAUN. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Likely dating to the early medieval period, this site may have had a ritual or healing function, as suggested by its possible classification as a bullaun stone. Pounding stones were also used for practical purposes, such as processing grain or herbs.