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The Christening Stone is a bullaun stone located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Bullaun stones are prehistoric or early medieval monuments, typically consisting of a stone block with one or more rounded, cup-like depressions worn into their surface, whose original ritual or practical purpose remains debated among scholars. This example has been associated with Christian tradition, as suggested by its name, though bullaun stones more broadly have been attributed to various periods from the Bronze Age through the medieval period. The stone's specific dating and the circumstances of its Christianisation in local tradition require reference to detailed archaeological assessment records held by the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record.
The christening stone. bullaun is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10541. View the official record →
The Christening Stone is a bullaun stone located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10541.
The christening stone. bullaun dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a bullaun. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The christening stone. bullaun is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 10541.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup-marked stone (3.2 km), Dual court tomb (3.4 km), Early christian monastic site, medieval church & graveyard (3.7 km).
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