What is recorded here

On a narrow Atlantic island in County Kerry, a small cross marks the lintel above the northwest doorway of St Michael's Church. Its three bar terminals and one expanded end still show on the upper stone, waiting to be read by whoever climbs the sea path. The island has no modern grandeur, only chop water, thin land and a church small enough for a handful of people. That simplicity makes the cross feel less like display and more like a promise kept in stone.

On the upper face of a lintel (L 1.4m; Wth 0.73m; T 0.7m) over the doorway in the NW wall of St Michael's Church (KE104A001042-) on Sceilg Mhichíl. The cross (L 0.17m; Wth 0.15m), with three bar terminals and one expanded terminal, is carved on the centre of the lintel. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

This cross-inscribed stone dates likely to the early medieval period, associated with the monastic settlement on Sceilg Mhichíl, and reflects Christian symbolism and craftsmanship. The cross may have had a liturgical or commemorative function within the church context.

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