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Bullaun stone in Cam

Bullaun stone

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Bullaun stone in Cam is a bullaun stone in Cam, County Roscommon, Ireland. It stands inside the north doorway of the parish church on the west side as a stoup. The stone measures fifty-two by forty-two centimetres with a height of thirty-seven centimetres. A single basin thirty-four to thirty-seven centimetres wide and eleven centimetres deep occupies its surface.
A bullaun stone is now set inside the N doorway of the parish church of Cam (RO048-099001-) on the W side as a stoup. The stone (dims 0.52m x 0.42m plus; H 0.37m) has a single basin (dims 0.34-0.37m; D 0.11m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 September, 2015
A bullaun stone in Cam, likely dating to the early Christian period, was probably used for ritual washing, reflecting Christian practice though possibly repurposed from an earlier prehistoric context. Such stones are often associated with holy wells and local folklore.

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