Cross

KE104A-001024- This rough slab stands close to the natural shelter on Christ's Valley (23). On its S face is a roughly grooved Latin cross. L: 0.95m. W: 0.36m. T: 0.11m. See attached drawing of cross-slab, taken from The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry 281, Fig. 181 (d). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), 290, no. 948 (87). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

This cross-slab, carved with a Latin cross, is likely of early medieval Christian origin, associated with the monastic activity of Sceilg Mhichíl. Such crosses often served as markers or memorials within religious or sacred landscapes.