What is recorded here

Half a cross lies flat on the graveyard wall, its rounded head and single arm notched where they meet. The stone is small enough to lift, yet it has watched the monks' graves for centuries. What hand cut that notch, and why did they leave the other arm missing? The answer is gone, but the shape still points upward in the dark.

Lying on a wall to the S of the Monks' Graveyard (KE104A001046-) on Sceilg Mhichíl. This rough stone (L 0.35m; Wth 0.28m; T 0.04m) features a portion of a rounded head and one arm of a cross. The junction between the head and arm is notched. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

A high cross fragment, likely built in the 8th–9th century by early Christian monks, associated with the monastic site of Sceilg Mhichíl; its style reflects Insular art and the site's significance as an important early Irish religious centre.

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