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Cross-slab in Forenaghts Great

Cross-slab

What is recorded here

In Furness Church (KD019-024001-). A gently tapering granite slab (dims. L 1.62m; Wth 0.37-0.53m; T 0.22m) carries a broad shaft and transom of a cross carved in low relief, with the head of the cross formed by a circular disc from which an incised line runs down the centre of the shaft. (Synnott 1969, 468-9; Healy 2009, 72) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Probably dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian worship or territorial marking. The circular head may symbolize the sun or have Christian iconographic significance.

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