Bullaun stone in Kiltycloghan

Built into the wall beside the gate into Kiltycloghan graveyard (SL027-011002-). A roughly rectangular block of stone (0.4m x 0.3m x 0.15m) with a circular depression (diam. 0.15m; D 0.07m) cut near the edge of the largest 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, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purposes, such as anointing with holy oil or as a font for baptism. Such stones are often associated with local folklore and are sometimes linked to nearby holy sites or monastic activity.