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Cross-inscribed stone (present location) in Corruragh

Cross-inscribed stone (present location)

What is recorded here

On the external face of the E wall of a farm building to the NW of Riverstick. A stone slab (H 0.65m; Wth 0.31m), with damaged edges, has a Latin cross (H 0.45m; Wth 0.25m) in relief (H 0.02m). According to local information, this cross-inscribed stone was formerly located (CO098-086----) at a mass-rock (CO098-082----) c. 400m to the SW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Likely dating to the early medieval period, the cross-inscribed stone may have served a Christian commemorative or devotional purpose. Such stones are often associated with local saints, territorial markers, or waystations along pilgrimage routes.

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