What is recorded here

Half a metre of stone, no taller than a kitchen table, stands on the Monks' Graveyard in Sceilg Mhichíl. A shallow groove cuts one face where a crossarm may have been, but the vertical line has blurred into the rock itself. What is certain is the shape of the top, rounded like a shoulder rather than a point. The monastery that placed it is gone, the hands that cut it are dust, and the cross has lost half its meaning. Yet it still marks the graveyard, still divides the living from the dead, and still holds the shape of the men who first stood here.

Cross described in 1996 as follows; 'This round-headed slab stands on the Monks' Graveyard [KE104A001046-]. On one face is a groove which may represent the transom of a cross. The vertical element is unclear. H: 0.36m. W: 0.2m. T: 0.05m' (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 289, no. 948 (52)). This possible cross features short damaged 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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