What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as TWO BULLAUN? STONES. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual or symbolic purposes, sometimes associated with saintly activity or as holy wells. Their smooth, cup-like depressions may have had religious or healing significance in local tradition.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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