Cross-slab in Caherlehillan

In an ecclesiastical enclosure (KE070-043----). One of two cross-inscribed slabs which stand on the W side of the corner-post shrine (KE070-043003-). This tall narrow slab (H 1.15m) features a linear Latin cross with C-scroll terminals beneath which is a roundel with four symmetrically arranged C-scrolls. (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 263-5, no. 934, slab 1) See attached photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Likely dating to the early medieval period (7th–10th century), the cross-slab in Caherlehillan was probably associated with a Christian place of worship or pilgrimage. The Latin cross with C-s (possibly a chi-rho monogram or Celtic knot variation) may signify a Christian symbol of faith or a commemorative marker.