Cross-slab in Beggerin Island

A schist stone (H 0.77m; Wth 0.20m) with a circular head (diam. 0.32m) is now in the National Museum of Ireland. One side is plain but the other is decorated with a ringed cross of elaborate interlace in low relief. Viking influence and a tenth century date are ascribed to this stone (Harbison 1988, 62-3). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 January, 2013

This cross-slab, dating likely to the early medieval period (7th–9th century AD), represents Christian symbolism and may have served as a memorial or waymark. The elaborate interlace within the ringed cross is characteristic of Insular art traditions.