Curious Cups and Crosses ​…

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FourWinds F
FourWinds Apr 17, 2004 23:32:56

I like these, Paul. You say they're the only ones 'in the area', but do you know of more elsewhere?

They are <i>fairly</i> common in Ireland, but rarely come in threes. They are mini-bullauns.

See:

http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/30/121
http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/480/1345

for a couple of examples.

M Moth
Moth Apr 18, 2004 13:07:36
Replying to FourWinds

I, too, was curious about these when i saw them last year:
see weblog http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/user/1761/weblog/10/18254 (scroll down a bit to the photo) but decided against posting it as a site because I couldn't find enough proof as to their ancientness....

Which brings me to a point that has long bothered me: where do we draw the line?

Earlier this week I posted a photo of the Sutton Hoo burial mask, which is WAAAY out of the time scale of this website.

Where DO we draw the line? How much proof of ancientness is necessary? Do we just rely on each other to discuss 'dodgy' sites on a case-by-case basis?
J
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P Paulus
Paulus Apr 21, 2004 21:05:50
Replying to FourWinds

I had wondered about the bullaun idea, but as there's seemingly none in this part of the Britain (even less than CRs), I opted for the cup-marking option. It seems "safer"! There's also the possibility of it being a Cressett Stone, into which hot wax was poured & candles were lit. This seems to been a decidely christian thing, though I know little more about it. Without additional folklore or history records I don't quite know what we can do with this one....

M moss
moss Apr 22, 2004 11:07:55
Replying to FourWinds

Could you explain what is a bullaun stone please? whenever mentioned it is a stone, but then you say its a hole mirrored in the cement...
Moss