What is recorded here

Attracta knelt on that sandstone beside the graveyard, pressing her marks into the grain before she vanished into the wider world. The stone still holds those shallow dimples, waiting for human skin to read the shape of her prayer. It belongs to the dead and the living water nearby, not to pride or possession.

Located on a wall at a farmhouse, c. 40m SW of a church (MA063-050001-) and graveyard (MA063-050002-). A trapezoidal-shaped piece of sandstone (L 0.28m; Wth 0.26m at one end, 0.18m at other) with two small shallow indentations on one broad surface, which according to local tradition represent the knee prints of St Attracta. A holy well (MA063-043001-) dedicated to St Attracta is located 200m to SW. According to tradition, the stone must be kept in the vicinity of the graveyard; to move it brings bad luck, and the stone will always return to its home. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 2 October 2020

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