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Cross-slab in Castlegal (carbury By., Glencar Ed)

Cross-slab

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Located to S of centre within an enclosure (SL009-062001-). A recumbent roughly rectangular slab quarried of limestone (1.05m NW-SE; 0.55m NE-SW; T c.0.3m) with an incised, roman-type cross (L 0.37m; Wth 0.27m; Wth of arm 0.05m; D of incision 0.01m) orientated parallel to the length of the slab at the SE end. The terminals of the arms of the cross are slightly expanded. A upright stone (SL009-062003-), with visible markings, stands immediately to the enclosure. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Date likely to the early medieval period, possibly 7th to 10th century AD, given the form of the incised Roman-type cross. Such crosses may have had Christian ritual or commemorative significance, possibly marking a burial site or boundary within a monastic or domestic enclosure.

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