Cross-inscribed stone in Inishshark

At the SE end of Inishshark. A large stone block bearing a small simple incised cross is visible on the internal wall-face of a clochan (GA009D005001-) located in the W half of an ecclesiastical enclosure (GA009D005----). The stone is directly opposite the entrance of the clochan, which is at the SE corner (Kuijt et al. 2010, 56-7). The following image has been uploaded: GA009D005003-_01.jpg View from E Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 29 March 2023

Probably dates to the early Christian period, associated with monastic or ecclesiastical activity on the island. The cross may have had a liturgical or commemorative function, reflecting Christian symbolism and spiritual practice in a remote Atlantic setting.