What is recorded here
On a level landscape. A fragment of a cross-slab (dims 0.3m x 0.15m) was found in a wall of the old Roman Catholic church and is now preserved in the entrance porch of the new church (Fanning and O hEailidhe 1980, 13; Herity et al. 1997,116).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Probably dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian worship or commemoration. It may have originally marked a burial site or served as a waymark along a pilgrimage route.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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