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Bullaun stone in Sevenchurches OR Camaderry

Bullaun stone

What is recorded here

Not located. According to Healy it was, 'Beside river, east of St Kevin's Church' (WI023-009----) and consisted of a boulder measuring 0.9m x 0.64m x 0.27m, 1 basin, diam. 0.27m x 0.38m x depth 0.16m. The bains is oval and conical in section' (Healy 1972, 112). The area was walked but the monument was not located (29 August 2005). Date of upload: 21 November 2012
Likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period, bullaun stones were often associated with holy sites and used for ritual purposes, such as anointing or blessing. This example may have had a Christian or pre-Christian sacred function, possibly linked to St Kevin's Church or local folklore.

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