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Cross-inscribed stone in Carrownamaddra

Cross-inscribed stone

What is recorded here

In a reclaimed field immediately to the E of an N-S running road and associated with a children's burial ground (GA112-04001-). A trapezoidal-shaped slab (H 0.58m; Wth 0.44m; D 0.37m), built into the W field boundary, is carved with a Latin cross in low relief. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 29 August 2019
Probably dates to the early Christian period, given the presence of a cross inscription. It may have marked a burial site or served as a waymarker along a pilgrimage or travel route, with associations to the nearby children's burial ground suggesting ritual or commemorative significance.

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What survives
Recorded monument

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