Cross in Cill Charthaigh, County Donegal

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What is recorded here

Located within a church (DG096-010005-). This monument is embedded in the ground beneath a table tomb in the SW corner of the church. It is the base of a cross, consisting of a rectangular stone (max. exposed dims. c. 0.35m x c. 0.16m) with splayed sides, with a straight-sided, flat-bottomed socket (0.17m x 012, D 0.8m) cut into its upper surface. Attached image: DG096-010009-_01.JPG Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 24 April 2018

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG096-010009

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