What is recorded here

Bullaun stone in Moneygold is a bullaun stone in Moneygold, County Sligo, Ireland. It sits on a penitential station or cairn beside a holy well, consisting of a roughly square boulder measuring 0.4 metre by 0.37 metre and standing 0.3 metre high. The upper surface holds a central oval depression measuring 0.23 metre by 0.18 metre and reaching 0.1 metre deep, with straight sides and a flat base. A fragment of mortar on one side suggests the stone may once have been affixed to a wall.

At a holy well (SL005-004001-), located on top of a penitential station or cairn (SL005-004003-). This bullaun stone consists of a roughly square boulder (0.4m by 0.37m; H 0.3m) with a central, oval depression (0.23m by 0.18m; D 0.1m) in its upper surface. The depression is straight sided with a flat base. A fragment of mortar adhering to one side of the stone suggests that it may once have been affixed to a wall. A church and graveyard (SL005-005001-; SL005-005002-) are located c. 100m to ENE. Attached images: SL005-004002-_01.JPG Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload:16 October 2015

Probably dating to the early Christian period, the bullaun stone was likely used for ritual purposes, such as the preparation of holy water at the associated holy well. Such stones are often linked to pilgrimage practices and local Christian or pre-Christian folklore.

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