Bullaun stone in Garraun Lower

A granite bullaun stone (dims of top 0.62m x 0.57m; H 0.34m) with a single basin (dims 0.39m x 0.33m; D 0.2m) which had been present at the site of the church (WX025-001001-) in the 1940s (SMR file) but had been missing for a time is now at a house in Caim (WX019-042----). (Cullen 2018, 40) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 July, 2012 Amended: 30 September, 2019

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as baptismal fonts. They are sometimes associated with local saints or folklore, though specific traditions for this stone are not recorded.