What is recorded here

Kilmoon West is an ancient burial ground where a light sandstone cross-slab lies prone in the north-east corner, its Latin cross still visible despite damaged cusped terminals. The slab measures seventy-four centimetres long and thirty-two centimetres wide, marking a forgotten person beneath the grass. Rain has worn its edges smooth, yet the incised lines hold their shape against time.

Lying prone in the NE corner of Kilmoon graveyard (CL008-049002-). Identified by Michael Lynch. This light-coloured sandstone cross-slab (L 0.74m; Wth 0.32m) is decorated with an incised Latin cross (L 0.54m; Wth 0.25m; Wth of stem 0.07m; Wth of cross-arms 0.05m) with expanded terminals. The terminals appear to be cusped, although the top and left terminals are damaged. The following images have been uploaded: CL008-049008-_01.jpg Cross-slab (2009) CL008-049008-_02.jpg Cross-slab (2012) Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 14 December 2022

Date likely to the early medieval period, possibly 8th to 11th century AD, based on the style of the Latin cross. Such cross-slabs were often associated with Christian burial sites and may have served as grave markers or commemorative monuments.

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