What is recorded here
Four bullaun stones of coarse conglomerate, one unfinished, the others with one, two and three basins, are in the interior of possible ecclesiastical enclosure (WA014-018001-). A D-shaped stone (dims. 0.96m x 0.94m; H 0.2m) has a single basin (diam. 0.3-0.33m; D 9cm).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 17 November 2010
Probably dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were likely used for ritual purification or as holy water fonts in monastic or ecclesiastical settings. They may also have had earlier pre-Christian associations, such as with healing or ritual practices.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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