Cross-slab in Oileán Máisean

On top of a leacht (GA076-011005-), near its NW corner. This subrectangular cross-slab (H 0.94m; Wth at top 0.32m; base Wth 0.25m; T 0.07m) is of limestone and it tapers towards its base. The inscribed cross (H c. 0.55m; armspan Wth 0.23m; shaft Wth 0.07m) faces W and consists of a two-line Latin cross with splaying terminals at the arms and top. The shaft rises from a rectangular base. There are two downward loops at the end of the shaft and the base is divided into two unequal sections by a vertical groove (Higgins 1987, vol. 2. 334, no. 60). The E face of the slab is rough, uneven and undressed. Another cross-slab (GA076-011010-) is associated with the leacht (ibid., 356-7, no. 79). Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 28 April 2014

Likely dating to the Early Christian period (5th–9th centuries AD), this cross-slab may have served a religious or commemorative function, possibly marking a holy site or burial location. Its placement on a leacht suggests a connection to early monastic or ritual activity in the area.