What is recorded here

Cross-slab in Knockbrack (corran By.) is a cross-slab in Knockbrack (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It stands upright in the Drumrat graveyard, seven metres south of the church. The sandstone slab is 0.4m high, 0.3m wide and 0.06m thick. Its east face carries a cross 0.18m high and 0.18m wide.

In Drumrat graveyard (SL039-074002-), 7m S of the church (SL039-074001-). An upright sandstone slab (H 0.4m; Wth 0.3m; T 0.06m) with a cross (H 0.18m; Wth 0.18m) on its E face. The grooves of the cross are 0.025m wide and 0.015m deep and the T-terminals are 0.04m in length but are slightly separated from the shaft and transom. (pers. comm. M. B. Timoney) 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

This cross-slab likely dates to the early medieval period, possibly between the 8th and 11th centuries, and may have served as a Christian memorial or waymarker within the Drumrat graveyard. The carved cross suggests a religious function, though specific folklore or personal dedications associated with the stone are not recorded.

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