This is a bullaun stone, a type of ancient carved or worn depression found throughout Ireland, often in association with early Christian sites. The water that collects in these hollows was, and in some cases still is, credited with curative or protective properties, a belief that persisted long after the arrival of Christianity by attaching older, pre-Christian custom to the landscape of the new faith. What makes this one quietly worth seeking out is the combination of its modest scale and its precise, almost deliberate placement within the broader sacred geography of the area.

The stone itself is a substantial piece of conglomerate, measuring roughly two and a half metres wide and just over a metre tall, oriented northwest to southeast on a gentle east-facing slope in rolling pasture. The oval depression on its upper surface measures approximately 48 centimetres east to west and 40 centimetres north to south, with a depth of around 40 centimetres, and was recorded as being half filled with water at the time of survey. It sits about 50 metres south of Inch church, a proximity that is almost certainly not coincidental. Bullaun stones are frequently found in the immediate vicinity of early medieval ecclesiastical sites, and the pairing here suggests a landscape that was considered significant across a long span of time. The record was compiled by Denis Power and uploaded in June 2013.

The stone lies in open pasture, so access depends on the landowner and the condition of the ground underfoot. Wellingtons are sensible given the Irish climate and the likelihood of soft earth around a stone that, by its nature, tends to collect moisture. The church ruin nearby, recorded separately in the Sites and Monuments Record, is a useful landmark for orientation. The depression is best appreciated close up; the oval bowl is neatly formed and the water that sits in it gives the stone a quietly animate quality, as though it is still in use. The views east, south, and west that open up from this gentle slope give some sense of why this particular spot, close to a place of worship and open to the surrounding countryside, was considered worth marking at all.