Bullaun stone in Killadoon

In a farmyard, adjacent to the gate into the walled garden surrounding Killadoon church (SL034-131001-). A smooth ovoid stone (L 0.48m; Wth 0.34m at broad end; 0.12m at narrow end; T 0.3m) with a circular depression (diam. 0.23m; D 0.12m) in its upper surface. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Likely dating to the early Christian period, bullaun stones were often used for ritual purposes, such as anointing or as holy water basins, and are associated with local saints or pilgrimage traditions. This example may have been linked to the nearby church or monastic site.