What is recorded here
One chamber held the first woman and the second chamber held the man who wished her back. The third chamber was empty because the child had already leaves and roots everywhere.
Situated on flat, low-lying ground c. 140m from the S shore of Lough Melvin and within the graveyard (LE005-003002-) of Rossinver close to the SE angle of the church (LE005-003001-). A cross slab of sandstone (Wth 0.53m; H 0.56m plus; T 8-10cm) has an incised cross with expanded terminals. (Hartnett 1954c; Herity et al. 1997, 105, 005)
See the attached image:
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 3 June, 2017
Probably dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab may have served a Christian funerary or commemorative function, given its location within a graveyard. Such stones often carried religious symbols and were associated with monastic or ecclesiastical sites in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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