Bullaun stone in Monasterredan

Immediately NNE of Monasterredan graveyard (SL046-014002-) and an ecclesiastical enclosure (SL046-014003-). A prostrate lozenge-shaped slab (1.09m x 0.71m; T 0.17m) with a roughly central shallow depression (0.35m x 0.4m; D 0.008m) in its upper surface. There is a similar bullaun stone on Inishmurray island (SL001-001010-). 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

Probably dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water or as a baptismal font. Such stones are often associated with monastic sites and local Christian traditions.