Cross-inscribed stone in Bray

Part of a group of five huts located about 80m ESE of KE087-022----. A carefully built drystone hut incorporating a series of twelve decorated stones. The motifs consist mainly of rough, equal-armed crosses, and display varying degrees of weathering. Stone H: KE087-023009-;Close to the present top of the NW wall. A large, roughly rectangular stone, .84m x .21m. A cross with slightly expanded terminals featuring a small incised dot where the arms converge. Disposed on both sides of the cross, at slightly different levels, are two cross-in-circle motifs. That on the right is severely weathered. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1137. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

Probably dating to the Early Christian period (5th–9th centuries AD), the cross-inscribed stone likely served a ritual or symbolic function within a domestic or communal setting, reflecting the spiritual practices of early Christian communities in the area.