Cross-slab in Ardane

In the S sector of an ecclesiastical enclosure (TS074-010----) known as St. Berrihert's Kyle and incorporated in an oval stone enclosure, stepped internally, built by the OPW in 1946 (Ó hÉailidhe 1967, 102). This slab is referred to by Ó hÉailidhe (1967, 116) as slab 48A/48B, and was 'fixed on top of wall', however, this slab could not be located at time of inspection (24 June 2003). According to Ó hÉailidhe (ibid.) the slab was composed of grey sandstone (dims 0.15m x 0.23m; T 0.06m), and consisted of 'a small part of a neatly squared slab bearing a porton of a cross within a frame. The lines are sharply and deeply incised. Reverse of 48A. Bears a part of a Greek cross within a frame. Also neatly executed. There is a short diagonal cut in the centre'. This slab is currently unlocated. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 02 July 2014

Probably dates to the early medieval period, associated with the ecclesiastical site of St. Berrihert's Kyle. It may have served as a memorial or waymark cross, reflecting Christian tradition in the region.