What is recorded here

Six sandstone cross-slabs are buried in the inner graveyard wall at Bobsville, their ringed crosses and broken arms waiting for eyes sharp enough to read them. One slab still displays OR DO above the arms and SOM SA beneath, a fragmented prayer preserved in stone. The wall holds more than decoration; it keeps a conversation between the living and the dead, inviting curiosity rather than explanation.

A cross-slab with a ringed cross has been recorded by Crawford (1913, 328, No. 4) and further cross-slabs came to light in the 1960s and 1970s (Moore and Kenny 1976, 35 (12)). At the moment there are six sandstone cross-slabs incorporated into the inner face of the graveyard wall close to the entrance at SW. A slab (dims 0. 97m x 0.42m) has a cross in circle and T-shaped terminals inscribed with double lines but the extremities of the arms do not survive. The words OR DO can be read above the arms and SOM SA beneath them. See the attached image. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 3 December, 2014

This cross-slab likely dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian worship or commemoration. The ringed cross design is typical of Insular art and may reflect local Christian traditions or the influence of monastic communities.

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