microrobert
05-28-2012, 04:26 AM
'Cursing stone' found on Isle of Canna
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The bullaun stone was found in an old graveyard
A stone discovered by chance on the Isle of Canna is Scotland's first known example of a bullaun "cursing stone", experts have revealed.
Dating from about 800 AD, the stones are associated with early Christian crosses - of which there is one on the isle.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18130259
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/60349000/jpg/_60349235_copyofpillowstonea'chillgraveyard1.jpg
The bullaun stone was found in an old graveyard
A stone discovered by chance on the Isle of Canna is Scotland's first known example of a bullaun "cursing stone", experts have revealed.
Dating from about 800 AD, the stones are associated with early Christian crosses - of which there is one on the isle.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18130259