Bullaun stone in Lemanaghan

A monastery at Lemanaghan (Liath Manchán) was founded in the 7th century by Manchán whose feastday is celebrated on the 24th of January (Ó Riain 2011, 429). Bullaun stone located in front of St. Manchan's Well (OF015-004007-). Roughly sub-circular shaped sandstone slab (0.92m L x 0.62m Wth x 0.23m T) with water-filled hollow (top diam. 0.45m; D 0.18m) in centre. Lemanaghan Church (OF015-004003-) and graveyard (OF015-004004-) 30m to W. Medieval paved roadway known as the 'Togher' located immediately to E which gives access to St. Mella's Cell (OF015-004006-) 335m to E. The bullaun stone is part of an archaeological complex consisting of an ecclesiastical enclosure (OF015-004008-), a tower house (OF015-004001-), church (OF015-004003-), several early christian cross-slabs (OF015-004005-/032-), a rectangular building (OF015-004009-) possibly of late medieval date. Possible oratory or hermitage (OF015-004006-) and togher (OF015-004011-) located to the SE of Lemanaghan Church. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

Probably dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian monastic activity. The bullaun stone may have been used for ritual purification or as a holy water font linked to St. Manchán’s Well.