What is recorded here

Mouldy and Gollan Hills squeeze the sky into a narrow gap where a slab still holds back a spring that never stopped giving water. People built crosses on the hillside and raised a mound they called a friar's grave, as if death and prayer both belonged to the same place. The well does not need a name repeated to be believed; it only needs a cup, a deadline, and someone willing to drink before asking what the water knows.

The 'Holy Well' here consists of a natural spring covered by a slab. Just to the S is a mound of small stones known as the 'friar's grave' (DG038-002001-). Crosses have been formed on the hillside with small stones. It is situated in the N-S gap between Mouldy and Gollan Hills. There is a hilltop enclosure (DG038-001001-) on the ridge top immediately to SW. The above description was published in the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983).

The holy well at Lisfannan is traditionally associated with Saint Fachanan (Fahan), a 6th-century Irish saint known for his ascetic practices and healing miracles. The site's small stone crosses and the nearby "friar's grave" suggest a long history of Christian devotion and local pilgrimage.

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