What is recorded here
A pillar stone at the NE corner (H 0.77m; Wth 0.17m; T 0.17m) of the leacht (KE076-011004-) has a carving of a Latin cross (H 0.37m), with D-shaped terminals, on the upper half of its W face.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
This cross-inscribed stone likely dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian worship or waymarking. The Latin cross suggests a ecclesiastical or commemorative function, possibly linked to a nearby early church or monastic site.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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