What is recorded here

Cross-slab in Knockbrack (corran By.) is a cross-slab in Knockbrack (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It stands in Drumrat graveyard, about 12 metres southeast of a church. The rectangular upright stone is 0.57 metres high, 0.21 metres wide and 0.35 to 0.75 metres thick. A plain Greek cross 0.18 metres high with arms 0.19 metres wide is incised on the top of the northeast face, and a similar cross is incised on the top of the southwest face.

In Drumrat graveyard (SL039-074002-), c. 12m SE of a church (SL039-074001-). A rectangular lichen-covered upright stone (H 0.57m; Wth 0.21m; T 0.35-0.75m) with a plain Greek cross (H 0.18m; arms Wth 0.19m) incised on the top of the NE face and a similar cross incised on the top of the SW face. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Likely dating to the early medieval period (5th–10th century), the cross-slab may have served as a Christian memorial or waymark. The Greek cross design suggests a Christian association, possibly linked to the nearby graveyard and church.

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