What is recorded here
Wilde (1850, 88) mentions a cross in the graveyard of Scurlockstown parish church (ME037-010----), and a disc-headed cross (visible H 0.3m; span 0.52m; T 0.13-0.16m) is almost buried c. 15m S of the SW angle of the church.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 10 March, 2015
A high cross in Scurlockstown, likely of early medieval origin, stands near the parish church; its disc-headed form suggests a Christian dedication and possible 9th- to 11th-century date, though specific builders and wider significance are not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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