What is recorded here

Located in the valley of a small N-S stream, which is c. 8m to the W. This oval granite stone (dims 1.3m x 0.4-0.55m) is embedded in the ground and has a single basin (diam. 0.42m; D 0.16m) at its wider end. The tower of the fortified parish church of Kilmannan (WX042-021001-) is c. 60m to the NNE, on the other side of an ENE-WSW public road. The site of St Mannan's Well (WX042-022----) is c. 280m to the SSE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 28 May, 2013

St. Mannans Bell Stone is likely associated with the early Christian period, possibly serving as a holy water font or ritual basin linked to a nearby ecclesiastical site. It may also have pre-Christian origins, reflecting an earlier tradition of water-associated ritual practice later Christianized.

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