What is recorded here

Bullaun stones mark ascetic prayer and fasting. In Kildermot church, a triangular stone with a cut cup stands on a low plinth beside the chancel wall. The depression is small enough for one hand, yet deep enough to suggest repeated use. Someone may have pressed themselves against hunger, cold or doubt until the rock recorded it.

In Kildermot church, set in concrete on a low plinth against the S wall of the chancel. Roughly triangular block of stone (0.35m; 0.43m; D 0.22m) with a circular depression (Diam. 21cm; D c. 8cm) cut in its upper surface. Attached images: MA040-074003-_01.JPG MA040-074003-_02.JPG Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 June 2020

Probably dating to the early Christian or medieval period, the bullaun stone was likely used for ritual or symbolic purposes, such as coin or relic imprinting. In folklore, such stones are sometimes associated with holy sites or healing traditions.

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