Cooly Elizabeth Stone

The early ecclesiastical site here consists of a sub-rectangular shaped graveyard inside of which are a number of earlier features. The site is located on excellent land sloping to Lough Foyle to the E and is traditionally claimed to have been founded by St. Patrick (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 399; Lacy et. al. 1983, 261). To the W outside the entrance to the graveyard (DG021-008001-) is a tall, plain, ringed high-cross (DG021-008005-). Inside the graveyard are the remains of two churches (DG021-008002-/003-) and a mortuary house or tomb shrine (DG021-008004-). One of the churches served as a medieval parish church (Leslie 1937, 265). A poorly preserved upright cross-shaped slab (H 0.59m; Wth shaft 0.33m; Wth arms 0.38m; T 0.1m) in Cooly graveyard (DG021-008001-) shows traces of a ring-headed cross carved in relief of which only the lower right quadrant of the ring is visible. This slab is located immediately N of the bullaun stone (DG021-008007-). Listed by Herity as Cooly 02 and described as a 'damaged slab with carving in relief of a free-standing ringed cross. H 51+ cm. 1m north of Cooly 01' (DG021-008006-).

The early ecclesiastical site here consists of a sub-rectangular shaped graveyard inside of which are a number of earlier features. The site is located on excellent land sloping to Lough Foyle to the E and is traditionally claimed to have been founded by St. Patrick (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 399; Lacy et. al. 1983, 261). To the W outside the entrance to the graveyard (DG021-008001-) is a tall, plain, ringed…