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Cross-inscribed stone in Cloonawillin

Cross-inscribed stone

What is recorded here

On the E facing slope of a rise, and under a holly tree. A slab (dims 0.4m x 0.05m;) which has a cross (H 0.34m; Span 0.3m) created with a shallow incision (Wth 0.03m; D 0.01m) on its E face protrudes from the top of the mass-rock (LE001-065----) at the back or W side. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 11 December, 2015
Probably dating to the early Christian period (5th–10th century), the cross-inscribed stone may have served a religious or commemorative function, possibly associated with a local monastic or settlement site. Such stones often mark territorial boundaries, waypoints, or places of spiritual significance in the landscape.

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