What is recorded here

Inishcaltra is a small Clare island where a twelfth-century cross-slab still lies recumbent in the Saint’s Graveyard. The stone measures about 1.93m by 0.81m, tapering toward one end, and carries a thin Latin cross with hollowed angles inside a frame. It is not a tall monument or a showpiece; it is a grave marker left leaning in old earth, perhaps beside people whose names the sea and centuries have taken.

A recumbent cross-slab situated in the W half of the ‘Saint’s Graveyard’ (CL029-009030-) on Inis Cealtra 13.3m from the S wall and 3.2m from the W wall. Noted by Macalister (1916-17, 160, no. 72) as of ‘twelfth-century type’ and described as a slab measuring 6ft 4in (1.93m) by 2ft 8in (0.81m) tapering to 2ft (0.6m) bearing a Latin cross of two lines with hollowed angles enclosed in a frame. The top of the cross is pointed and there is a splayed base outside the enclosing frame. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 28 October 2015

A recumbent cross-slab from the 12th century, likely associated with a Christian burial or memorial site, reflecting the island's historical role as a monastic or holy settlement. Its cross design suggests a ecclesiastical or devotional function, possibly linked to early medieval Christian tradition.

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