What is recorded here
Within the graveyard (WX015-023002-) and just N of the doorway of the Romanesque church of Clone (WX015-023001-) is a bullaun stone (dims. 0.85m x 0.46m; H 0.2m) with a single basin (diam. 0.33m; D 0.17m).
This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 665.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 2 May, 2012
Likely dating to the early medieval period, the bullaun stone may have had a ritual or Christian significance, possibly used for baptisms or as a holy water font associated with the Romanesque church. Such stones are often linked to local folklore and veneration of holy sites.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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