What is recorded here

An Early Christian cross-slab lies loose in a Ballintine graveyard, its rounded reddish head bearing only a small incised Greek cross. The short surviving shaft suggests a taller marker once stood before breaking, perhaps marking a burial or guiding prayer beside the old church site. Its plain geometry and worn stone preserve the quiet certainty of people who believed a simple line could reach across death.

One of five Early Christian cross-slabs (KD018-001003- to KD018-001007- ) located in a graveyard (KD018-001002-) which also contains a church site (KD018-001001-). Of reddish/brown conglomerate stone. A loose fragment comprises a rounded head (diam 0.35m; T 0.09m) bearing a Greek cross incised into one face, below which a short portion of the rectangular shaft survives (L 0.10m; Wth 0.26m). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Dated to the Early Christian period (7th–9th century AD), the cross-slab likely served a commemorative or liturgical function, possibly marking a grave or religious site. Its design may reflect local Christian traditions or connections to broader Insular art styles.

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