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Bullaun stone in Clone

Bullaun stone

What is recorded here

Within the graveyard (WX015-023002-) and NW of the Romanesque church of Clone (WX015-023001-) is a fragment of a bullaun stone (dims. 0.7m x 0.5m; T 0.15m) with portion of a single basin (diam. 0.25m). This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 665. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 May, 2012
Likely dating to the early medieval period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual or symbolic purposes, possibly associated with Christian or pre-Christian traditions. Such stones are often linked to holy wells or places of pilgrimage in Irish folklore.

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