Say
your prayers! An ancient "cursing stone" used by Christian pilgrims
to curse their enemies has just been found in the island of Canna, Scotland:
The round stone with an early Christian cross engraved on it, also
known as a “bullaun” stone, is believed to be the first
of its type to be found in Scotland, and was discovered by chance in
an old graveyard on the island.
More commonly found in Ireland, the stones were used by ancient
Christian pilgrims, who would turn them either while praying or when
laying a curse, and were often to be found on sacred pilgrim routes.
Traditionally, the pilgrim would turn the stone clockwise, wearing a
depression or hole in a bigger “socket” stone underneath.
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