What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CROSS-CARVED PILLAR STONE: THE PRIEST'S STONE. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Likely dating to the early Christian period, the stone's cross-carving suggests a religious or ceremonial function, possibly associated with early Christian worship or a local ecclesiastical figure, reflected in its name "The Priest's Stone."
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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