What is recorded here

Rectangular-shaped early Christian sandstone cross-slab (dims. 0.6m x 0.32m x 0.05m) re-used as stone shelf of aumbry located immediately E of S doorway to chapter house at E end of the S wall of the Augustinian priory (TN004-010006-). The upper surface of the sandstone slab is decorated with a framed ringed-cross with hollowed angles carved in false relief with interlace panels on either side of the cross shaft. See attached screenshots of 3D model of cross-slab. To see a 3D model of this cross-slab visit: https://skfb.ly/owFLJ Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on information from James Heenan and David Broderick Date of upload: 27 July 2017

Early Christian cross-slabs like this one typically date to the 8th to 10th centuries and often feature Christian iconography, though this example has been repurposed in a medieval Augustinian priory. Its original meaning likely related to Christian devotion or commemoration, though specific folklore or inscriptions are not recorded.

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