Cloghaneaspig

Inside the SW edge of a graveyard (SL020-171002-). An upright rectangular limestone pillar (H 0.9m; Wth 0.5m; T 0.26m; long axis NNW-SSE). Small moss-covered stones are piled around its base. O'Rorke ([1889], vol. 2, 247) recorded that the stone, popularly known as 'Clogh an Easpuig' [the Bishop's stone], marks the resting place of a bishop and, according to local tradition, the part of it which is sunken in the ground is ogham-inscribed. A small roughly oval stone (L 0.3m; Wth 0.25m; T 0.7m) lies at the base of the E face of the pillar. It has a flat base and a slightly rounded upper surface which contains five shallow circular holes with rounded bottoms (diam. 0.02m; D 0.03-0.05m) which, according to local tradition, were used to hold candles. 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 or medieval period, Cloghaneaspig may have functioned as a memorial or boundary marker, possibly associated with local burial traditions. Its placement within a graveyard suggests a continuity of sacred or commemorative use over time.