What is recorded here

Killina holds a large boulder with a deep circular hollow, local memory claims it travelled from Rahan monastery, and the dried well beside it still carries a 1706 date. The stone sits in the south corner of a walled enclosure on a slight rise, close enough to touch the sky and far enough from ordinary life to remember patience. A person may have knelt there, pressed an aching joint into the hollow, and left behind no name but a change in the body.

Located on a slight rise of natural rock outcrop in an area of undulating countryside with good views. Disused dried up holy well known locally as St Anthony's Well (OF016-027----) and mass rock (OF016-027001-) located 5m and 4m to the N respectively. Mass rock (OF016-027001-) located beside the well which has several initials, an IHS and a date of 1706 carved on its surface (Davies 1942). Bullaun stone located in S corner of walled enclosure and consists of a large boulder (dims. 0.9m x 0.8m x 0.35m) with a deep circular hollow depression (dims. 0.39m x 0.2m), according to local information this bullaun stone came from Rahan monastery (OF016-015001-) (Pers. Comm. Darryl Hooper). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Likely dating to the early Christian period, the Bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water, and is associated with the nearby holy well dedicated to St Anthony. Such stones often held spiritual significance and were later incorporated into Christian traditions.

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