What is recorded here

Bailey Mór mound on Inishkea North holds a cross-inscribed pillar that Françoise Henry first recorded in 1951, found lying beside an upright companion near a house wall. The incised Latin cross cuts through solid stone, marking the mound as a place of reminder rather than forgotten debris. It remains a National Monument, preserved in state ownership, while the sea wind keeps the island quiet around the stone.

On Bailey Mór mound (MA023-014003-), adjacent to the S side of a house (MA023-014008-). This cross-inscribed pillar bearing an incised Latin cross was first recorded by Françoise Henry (1951, 67; Pillar 11), who found it lying on the ground beside an upright cross-inscribed pillar (MA023-014021-). National Monument in state ownership (no. 379). Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 20 July 2023 References: Henry, F. 1951 New monuments from Inishkea North, Co. Mayo. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquities of Ireland 81, 65-69

Probably dating to the early Christian period (5th–9th centuries AD), the cross-inscribed pillar likely served a religious or commemorative function, possibly marking a sacred site or burial ground associated with the early Christian settlement on Bailey Mór. Such crosses are often linked to monastic or ecclesiastical activity in the region.

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