What is recorded here

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Within a children’s burial ground (GA022-004001-). This round-headed cross-slab (L 0.35m; Wth 0.24-0.27m; T 0.03-0.04m) is of gneisse or schist and is covered with moss and lichen. The head was created by breaking off spalls of stone to create semicircular notches on either side of the stone (Higgins 1987, vol. II, 395, no. 115). Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 11 October 2016

This cross-slab likely dates to the early medieval period and may have marked a Christian burial or served as a memorial within the children’s burial ground. Its presence suggests a connection to early Christian practice in the area, though specific folklore or wider significance is not recorded.

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