Cross-slab in Inishmurray

Located in the ecclesiastical enclosure/cashel (SL001-001001-), lying loose about 3.5 m east of Teach Molaise (SL001-001005-). Triangular slab (H: 0.8 m, W: 0.53 m, Th: 0.1 m) with three-cross motif. A horizontal cut near the wide end, 0.045 m long by 0.02 m, is traversed by three fairly evenly spaced vertical cuts, the central one (0.29 m long) slightly longer than the flanking pair. At the three line intersections are dimples 0.02<0.025 m in diameter. This slab was probably meant to stand upright. The above description is derived from the results of a survey of the archaeological monuments on Inishmurray undertaken in 1997-1999 and published in: Jerry O’Sullivan and Tomás Ó Carragáin 2008 Inishmurrary. Monks and pilgrims in an Atlantic landscape. Volume 1: Archaeological Survey and Excavations 1997-2000. Cork. The Collins Press. Date of upload: 12 March 2018

Likely dating to the early Christian period (5th–9th century AD), the cross-slab reflects the influence of monastic activity on Inishmurray, a historically significant religious site. The three-cross motif may symbolize the Trinity or serve as a funerary or commemorative marker.