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Cross-slab in Gallen

Cross-slab

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West Wall, West Facing, Centre. Diagram B1 Inventory of Carved Stone ID 00054 Dimensions: Height .50m Width .485m Cross slab. Sub-rectangular outline. Double outline complass drawn cross or truncated petal design, the lines interweaving. On the dexter side of the corss there are two rounded sunken semi-circular panels. [Incomplete description. More in file] Description from Inventory of Carved Stone, National Monuments Service Archive.
Date likely to the early medieval period, given the cross slab form and stylized design. Such stones may have had a Christian funerary or commemorative function, though local folklore sometimes associates them with ancient rituals or protective symbols.

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