Cross in Sceilg Mhichíl

This fragment of a stone cross (L 0.24m; Wth 0.18m; T 0.05m) was on Sceilg Mhichíl and is now in the care of the OPW (National Monuments Depot, Killarney). It features a rounded head and the upper portions of two short rounded arms with traces of a rounded angle above each. The lower portion of the arms and the shaft are missing. This cross has been allocated the SMR number KE066-243---- at its present location in the OPW Depot, Killarney. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

A fragment of a 8th- to 9th-century early Christian high cross, likely associated with the monastic settlement on Sceilg Mhichíl; its style reflects the distinctive artistic traditions of early Irish monastic sites.