What is recorded here

Encircled cross carved on a 0.55m stone, buried in the south nave wall of Kilteel church and exposed during conservation work. It may have stood above the west doorway of the earliest stone church, marking the threshold where prayer entered. The cross still points upward from inside the wall, waiting to be read.

An encircled (diam. 0.16m) cross-inscribed stone (dims. L 0.55m x 0.3m H) found during conservation work incorporated into the internal face of the S wall of the extended nave of Kilteel church (KD020-007002-) (Manning 1981-82, 191). Manning (ibid. 208-9) suggested that this cross-inscribed stone may have served as a consecration cross locate above the lintelled W doorway of the earliest stone church. See attached drawing of inner face of S wall of nave of church taken from Manning 1981-2 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 31 October 2019

Probably dating to the early medieval period (5th–10th century), this cross-inscribed stone may have originally served as a Christian memorial or waymarker. Its incorporation into church fabric suggests later reuse, though its original context and specific meaning remain unclear.

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