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Natural PlacesSite Name: The Gloonan Stone (Craigagh) Alternative Name: St Patrick's Knee-Stone
Country: Ireland (Northern)
NOTE: This site is 2.545 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Antrim Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Cushendall Nearest Village: Cushendun
Map Ref: D23363218
Latitude: 55.121495N Longitude: 6.067171W
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**The Gloonan Stone (Craigagh)** submitted by Ptarmigan : The Gloonan Stone (Craigagh) near Cushendun, Co. Antrim. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Natural Stone / Erratic in Co. Antrim
At the entrance to the farm on Glendun Road some 2 miles west of Cushendun opposite St Patrick and St Brigid's church, Craigagh, there is ballaun stone. The stone has a circular hole that is often filled with water and also a circular depression said to have been made by St Patrick's knee when he knelt on the stone to drink the water.

Since the time of St Patrick in the 5th century AD the stone has been regarded as sacred; the water in the larger hole has had the ability to cure warts and other skin problems - so much so that it is "perhaps" mistakenly called St Patrick's Well. However the stone pre-dates the saint. One possibility is that it was used as a sort of baptismal font by Celtic missionaries, or that it was used for grinding corn?

The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for The Gloonan Stone, Cushendun, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, which includes a description and drawing of the stone, information about St Patrick and St Brigid's church across the road from the stone and a list of reference sources for more information.
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D2332 : View south from the Cushleake Road towards the valley of the Glendun River by Eric Jones — by Eric Jones
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D2331 : Glendun at Knocknacarry by Alan Reid — by Alan Reid
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D2332 : Bunavoher by Anne Burgess — by Anne Burgess
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D2332 : Farm on Knocknacarry Road by Alan Reid — by Alan Reid
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D2331 : Glendun by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
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