What is recorded here

Half of Calluragh’s cross-slab has sunk into the hill, leaving only a circular disc of stone above the grass. That much of the marker is buried suggests the ground itself has claimed back what people stood upon. The visible face still carries its crossed lines and double ring, unchanged while the earth took the rest.

Calluragh burial ground/An Raingiléis: This early Christian settlement (KE042-094001-), now a National Monument, lies on a fairly steep SE facing slope of Croaghmarhin and commands a magnificent view in all directions. Cross-slab (KE042-094005-): The visible portion of the stone, 0.9m high x 0.78m wide, is almost circular in elevation but its shaft is now set deeply in the ground. Both faces are decorated with a Maltese cross within a circle with a 2nd circle lying 0.04 to 0.06m outside the 1st. Holes occur at the centre of each cross but these do not form a complete perforation. To see a 3D model of this monument, visit; https://skfb.ly/6vGPP See attached photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 827. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

Probably dating to the early Christian period (5th–9th centuries AD), the cross-slab likely served a commemorative or liturgical function within the settlement and burial ground, reflecting the spiritual life of the community. Its carved design may incorporate both Christian and earlier symbolic motifs, illustrating the transition from pagan to Christian traditions in the region.

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