What is recorded here

In 2010, a cross-slab with exaggerated T-bars and a notched head vanished under grass in Kildrum Graveyard, leaving behind only a shadow on the hillside. The stone may have marked a sacred burial or simply belonged to the chaotic dance of medieval death. Its sudden absence turns the graveyard into a living puzzle, where the earth itself seems to breathe and shift.

In 2010 a graveyard survey carried out by Laurence Dunne recorded the following details about a cross-slab, the precise location of which cannot be verified: 'Kildrum Graveyard is situated on the N side of the Dingle Peninsula 4km NE of Dingle. It is situated on an elevated site at 50m OD on the lower ENE slopes of Leathaoibh with views S over Dingle Harbour and Mount Brandon to the NE. The old graveyard [KE043-130001-] is studded with around three hundred small unnamed headstones, notched grave markers and cross-slabs that are disposed around the interior. The spatial and density patterning of these gravemarkers most likely reflect the location of the medieval church [KE043-130----] and also the oval enclosure that is evident on the 1st Ed OS map of 1841. There are no visible, above ground, coherent, remains of the medieval church of Kildrum today. A thirteenth cross slab that was noticed at the start of Feb 2010 prior to any survey work, could not be found due to grass cover later. The missing cross-slab is deeply incised with a Latin cross with exaggerated T-bars to both arms. The head of the cross runs up onto the top of the slab into a pronounced notch, a feature shared with two other cross-slabs'. See attached photograph courtesy of Laurence Dunne Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Laurence Dunne Date of upload: 27 June 2022

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.