What is recorded here

A stone .86m long, .39m wide and 0.24m thick. A Maltese cross is carved near the top of one face. It is not now in its original location. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Likely dating to the early Christian period, the Maltese cross suggests a Christian symbolic or funerary function. Such cross-slabs were often associated with burial sites or waymarkers along pilgrimage routes.

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