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Cross in Sceilg Mhichíl

Cross

What is recorded here

No monastery remains, only the Monks' Graveyard and this small cross at its edge. The stone is rough, flat-headed and no taller than a kneeling man's chest. It may have marked a burial, a boundary or a prayer forgotten before writing arrived. In that absence the cross becomes a listener, waiting for someone to remember what it pointed toward.
Stone cross described in 1996 as follows: ''This rough stone cross stands on the Monks' Graveyard [KE104A001046-], close to its SW side. H: 0.37m. W: 0.44m. T: 0.1m)' (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 289, no. 948 (41)). This cross has a flat head and two short arms. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 948. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 9 March 2022

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