Cross-inscribed pillar in Corkagh Beg

Stone pillar (max. H 1.5m; max. Wth 0.34m), broader at the base than the top, aligned N-S and leaning slightly to E. The W face has been smoothed, on the lower half is a simple shallowly incised Latin cross with bifurcated terminals (L 0.48m). (Swift 2002, 138) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Likely dating to the early medieval period, the cross-inscribed pillar in Corkagh Beg may have functioned as a Christian memorial or waymarker. The Latin cross suggests a Christian association, though specific folklore or ritual use is not recorded.