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Cross-slab in Eoghanacht

Cross-slab

What is recorded here

This subrectangular cross-slab (H 0.78m; Wth 0.48m; T 0.14m) lies c. 2m to the SW of Leaba an Spioraid Naoimh (GA110-023002-). It bears a simple Latin cross, the shaft of which consists of two incised lines while the arms are of one line. (Waddell 1973, 16-17, no. 2; Higgins 1987, vol. 2, 326, no. 52) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 9 March 2016
This cross-slab likely dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian tradition in Ireland. It may have served as a memorial or waymark, and its placement near a holy site suggests a possible connection to local saints or pilgrimage routes.

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