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Cross — Ballyallaban

Bullaun stone

Why this matters

Likely dating to the early medieval period, this stone cross may have had a Christian religious function, possibly associated with a monastic or ecclesiastical site. Such crosses often served as markers, memorials, or teaching tools in local communities.

What is recorded here

In the NW sector of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (CL005-095001-), at the NW foot of a rectangular, drystone platform upon which a stone cross (CL005-095003-) is erected. A partially exposed granite stone with a shallow, subcircular hollow (D 0.14m; diams. 0.4m by 0.36m). See attached image: CL005-095002-_01.JPG View of bullaun at foot of platform and cross (CL005-095003-). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 20 January 2023
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