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Cross-slab in Gallen

Cross-slab

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East Wall, West Facing, Centre. Diagram Number 15 Inventory of Carved Stone ID 000015 Dimensions: Height 1.12m Width .52m Cross slab. Roughly rectangular outline, base slants to point on sinister side. It bears a double outline cross with hollow angles and triple outline ring. There is a small incised ring on each each side of the cross shaft near the base, the dexter circle slightly larger. Description from Inventory of Carved Stone, National Monuments Service Archive.
Cross-slab in Gallen likely dates to the early medieval period, possibly Christian in origin, given its cross form and positioning. It may have served as a waymarker, boundary marker, or memorial, and could be associated with local folklore or religious practice.

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