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Cross-inscribed stone in Dunmanoge

Cross-inscribed stone

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Dunmanoge is a cross-inscribed stone in County Kildare, Ireland. A round topped granite block, it stands about 0.62m high, 0.37m wide and 0.28m thick, with a Latin cross in relief. It may have marked a grave, a boundary or a place of prayer, though no name or date remains on it.
In a graveyard (KD039-006001-). A round topped granite block (dims. exposed H 0.62m; Wth 0.37m; T 0.28m) with a Latin cross in relief. (Bradley et al. 1986, vol. 2, 173) Date of upload: 6 September 2016
A prehistoric standing stone with a later medieval Latin cross carved in relief; likely originally a pagan memorial or ritual marker later Christianised. Its placement in a graveyard suggests continued use of the site for commemorative purposes across different periods.

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