Cross-slab in Drumirrin

A slab .87m × 0.25m × 0.1m at present aligned E-W. On the N face is a cross with a circle to the top and two-thirds of a circle to the base. The cross-bar is thicker than the shaft and there is a small circular depression at the junction. The cross-slab originally stood nearby, to the SW. The area consists of pasture with rock outcrop. Stone cross originally in the south west resting under bent sycamore tree and probably the face of the cross was to the west. Possibility that well existed in close vicinity but no local knowledge. Slab once existed, with prayers inscribed on, beside the cross but now removed from that position. Farmer remembers its existence there in his youth c. 70 years ago. Cross-slab was moved to the adjoining townland where it is currently located (DG073-011-) 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

Likely dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab may have had a Christian liturgical or commemorative function. The circular motifs and stylized cross suggest a symbolic or ritual significance, possibly linked to local religious practices or territorial markers.