Bullaun stone in Colligan Beg

Situated in the Colligan river valley, on the W bank of the N-S river. A bullaun stone (dims. 0.8m x 0.55m; H 0.4m) with a single basin (diam. 0.16m; D 0.25m) that is more like a socket for a cross is in the church (WA022-046001-). Power, Rev. P. (1897b) The ancient ruined churches of Waterfoed. WAJ 3, 3-12, 72-8; 216-227. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 23rd March, 2011

Probably dating to the early Christian period (5th–10th century), the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purification or as a base for a wooden cross. Such stones are often associated with monastic or ecclesiastical sites and may have had both religious and symbolic significance in early Irish Christian practice.