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Cross-slab in Gallen

Cross-slab

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Fragment. West Wall, West Facing, Centre. Diagram B27 Inventory of Carved Stone ID 000081 Dimensions: Height 0.11 m Width 0.18m Fragment with rounded tanged base. Dexter side bears angular spiral of fretwork design. Description from Inventory of Carved Stone, National Monuments Service Archive.
Likely dating to the Early Christian period, the angular spiral and fretwork design may reflect Pictish or insular Celtic artistic traditions, possibly associated with a cross slab marking a burial or religious site. No specific folklore is recorded for this fragment.

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