What is recorded here

Lia-na-manach, meaning the Stone of the Monks, stands in League Cemetery, Kilmoremoy, bearing an equal-armed cross inside two concentric circles. Its four shallow quadrant dimples and sharp incised lines suggest deliberate ritual marking rather than casual decoration. The stone remains earth-fast within a circular burial enclosure, preserving a religious identity that local tradition still recognises.

Located in the N half of a circular enclosure (MA030-051005-), which is situated within a burial ground (MA030-051004-) named League Cemetery. An earth-fast, irregular-shaped elongated rock, probably bedrock (c. 4m N-S; c. 2m E-W; H 0.7m), has a cross-in-circle inscribed on the vertical W-face. The equal armed cross (H 0.23m; W 0.23m) is outlined by an incised groove, and is enclosed by two concentric circles (ext. diam. 0.4m), each outlined by a single incised groove. The shaft and arms of the cross extend the full diameter of the innermost circle (diam. 0.3m). The four quadrants between the arms of the cross are each defined by an incised arc, and there is a dimple, now barely discernible, in the centre of each quadrant. According to tradition, the stone is known as ‘Lia-na-manach’ (Stone of the monks). Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 2 February 2021

Probably dates to the Early Christian period, given the cross inscription, and may have functioned as a memorial or waymark within a ritual or burial landscape. Such stones often held religious or territorial significance and may be associated with local folklore or saintly traditions.

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