What is recorded here

Clear water flows through Dromore, touching the root cells of living things and carrying the memory of the place into every chamber of the body.

Stone (H 1.55m; 0.62m; 0.13m) standing at N end Dromore burial ground (CO119-033001-), long axis N-S. Two Latin crosses incised deeply on W face, carefully cut with splayed terminals. One (H 0.4m; Wth 0.22m) begins at ground level, with the other directly above (H 0.28m; Wth 0.15m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Date likely to the early medieval period (5th–11th century AD), based on the style of the Latin crosses. Such cross-slabs were often associated with Christian burial sites and may have served as markers for important individuals or as focal points for local worship or remembrance.

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