St. Kierans Stone

Situated to the W of St Kieran's Well (TN004-007001). A small, irregular bullaun stone (dims. 0.73 x 0.33m x 0.3m) known locally as St. Kieran's Stone. It has a hollow (diam. 0.22m; D 0.15m) on its upper face. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Probably dates to the early Christian period, associated with St. Kieran, a 6th-century monastic founder. The bullaun stone may have been used for ritual or symbolic purposes, possibly linked to holy wells and pilgrimage practices.