Penitential station in Tully (castlereagh By.)

On a shelf towards the bottom of a S-facing slope overlooking a bog to the SE, and c. 20m N of church (RO021-022008-), which is on the other (S) side of the NE-SW Bellanagare to Castlerea road. The basin of a bullaun stone (RO021-022003-) is set in the ground in an alcove (dims 0.5m x 0.5m; H 0.5-0.7m) at the centre of an overgrown penitential cairn (dims c. 5.5m E-W; c. 4m N-S; H c. 1m). A roofless drystone-built passage (Wth 1m; H 0.8m) leads to the bullaun stone from the W. (Knox 1902c, 189) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 3 July, 2015

A penitential station associated with early Christian pilgrimage practices; traditionally linked to acts of penance and prayer, often used by monks or laypersons undertaking spiritual journeys. The site's proximity to a bullaun stone suggests a possible connection to saintly relics or ritual purification.