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Cross-inscribed pillar in Clonamery

Cross-inscribed pillar

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One chamber, one pillar, one visible cross. The dataset still holds two more rows for the same church. Measure what shows, transcribe what is missing, and judge the gap without inventing the absent chamber.
Currently resting in an upright position against the W gable of the nave, in the SW angle of the 10th/11th-century church of Clonamery (KK033-021001-). A granite pillar stone (L 1.12m; Wth at top 0.375; Wth at base 0.3m; T 0.085m) which is slightly wider at the rounded top. It is decorated with a simple equal-armed cross (H 0.25m; Wth 0.21m) which has been incised (D 0.02m) into the upper portion of the stone. There are two other cross-inscribed pillars in this church (KK033-021003-; KK033-021010-). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 18 January 2017
Probably dating to the early medieval period (8th–11th centuries), the cross-inscribed pillar may have originally functioned as a high cross or boundary marker, reflecting Christian symbolism and land use in the area. Its placement near a church suggests a liturgical or commemorative role, possibly linked to local saints or territorial demarcation.

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