Ritual site - holy/saint's stone, Carn, Pettigo, Co. Donegal

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Ritual site – holy/saint’s stone, Carn, Pettigo, Co. Donegal

In the townland of Carn, near Pettigoe in County Donegal, lies a ritual site centred around what's known as a holy or saint's stone.

These sacred stones are scattered throughout Ireland, often marking places where local tradition holds that saints prayed, rested, or performed miracles. While the specific saint associated with this particular stone may be lost to time, such sites typically served as focal points for religious devotion and pilgrimage, particularly during the medieval period when folk Christianity blended seamlessly with older beliefs about the sacred landscape.

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