What is recorded here

No visible remains exist today. The lost cross stood forty centimetres wide on a monks' graveyard, its short arms and hollowed angles carving a tiny box around death. It is gone now, leaving only the memory of a small stone marker where the graveyard still holds its quiet claim.

Cross described in 1996 as follows; 'This stone cross, featuring short arms and hollowed angles, stands on the Monks' Graveyard [KE104A001046-]. H: 0.68m. W: 0.4m. T: 0.04m' (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 289, no. 948 (57)). There are now no visible remains of this cross. See attached drawing of cross taken from The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996) Fig. 180. 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: 10 March 2022

A small early Christian high cross, likely 8th- to 10th-century in date, stands in the Monks' Graveyard on Sceilg Mhichíl, characterized by its short arms and hollowed angles; its exact builder is unknown, but it reflects the monastic heritage of the island.

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