What is recorded here

Clear water, quiet distance, visible recovery and the memory of a lived place must cohere.

To the NE of Teampall Chiaráin (GA111-002001-). This tall limestone pillar (H 1.86m; max. Wth 0.46m; max. T 0.18m), with bosses on its top and on both sides, bears a two-line double-armed Latin cross on its E face. The arms of the upper cross appear to have had plain closed ends but those on the lower one are open ended. A simple quatrefoil is visible at the junction of the arms and shaft of both crosses. (Wakeman 1891, 354; Crawford 1907, 212(7); 1913, 155(c); O’Flanagan 1927, vol. 3, 369 and facing p. 200 (4); Higgins 1987, vol. 2, 331, no. 57) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 12 February 2016 This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 43.

This cross is likely of early medieval Christian origin, dating to between the 8th and 11th centuries. It may have served as a waymarker, a site for religious observance, or as a memorial, reflecting the spread of Christianity in the region.

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