What is recorded here

In 2010, a graveyard survey revealed fourteen hidden cross stones in Garfinny, including number 59, a thin sandstone slab bearing a deep Latin cross. The stone likely dates to the late 1700s or early 1800s, marking a life that faded from memory before modern records began. Its sharp edges and quiet burial suggest someone loved enough to shape local rock, yet known no longer by name.

In 2010 a graveyard survey carried out by Laurence Dunne recorded the following details about cross-inscribed stone No. 59 in Garfinny graveyard (KE043-228----): 'Fourteen previously unrecorded cross-slabs or simple cross inscribed headstones were plotted and recorded in Garfinny. These crosses comprise eight small unhewn stones inscribed with crosses (59, 61, 63, 77, 95, 203, 530 and 708); five 18th / 19th century cross inscribed slabs (98, 130, 347, 449 & 712) and one late stone cross (181). Cross-slab (59), of thin local sandstone, 0.60m x 0.24m x 0.05m, deeply incised with large ‘V’ profile Latin cross with slightly expanded terminals. Possibly late 18th or early 19th century' (Dunne 2010, 16). See attached photograph courtesy of Laurence Dunne Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 June 2022

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