Cross-slab in Cloghboy

A NNW-facing area of vertical rock face, 10m long × 1m in height, has a Latin cross with T-bar terminals inscribed on it. The cross is .37m × 0.19m. The site is located on a S facing slope overlooking Maghera strand in an area of rough grazing and rock outcrop. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

This cross-slab, with its Latin cross and T-bar terminals, is likely from the early medieval period (6th to 10th century AD), associated with Christian worship or waymarking. Such crosses often had religious significance, possibly marking a burial site, a place of pilgrimage, or a territorial boundary.