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Bullaun stone in Drumalagagh

Bullaun stone

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Bullaun stone in Drumalagagh is a bullaun stone in Drumalagagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. It sits at the bottom of a southwest-facing slope, about 150 metres southeast of the church and beside the west end of a building. The stone measures 1.05 metres by 0.9 metres and rises 0.5 metres high. A single basin, 0.4 metres across and 0.23 metres deep, marks its surface.
At the bottom of a SW-facing slope, c. 150m SE of the church (RO056-004001-) and adjacent to the W end of building (RO056-004003-) is a bullaun stone (dims 1.05m x 0.9m; H 0.5m) with a single basin (diam. 0.4m; H 0.23m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Probably dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual or ecclesiastical purposes, such as preparing holy water or as a site for pilgrimages. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with saintly figures or healing traditions.

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