Cross-slab in Roscarban

There is a record of a small limestone slab with a simple incised cross (H 0.2m; Wth 0.12m) which has triangular terminals (the National Museum of Ireland file). It was privately owned at Roscarban in 1968, but its present location is not known. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

Likely dating to the early Christian period (5th–9th century), the cross-slab may have served as a memorial or waymarker. Its small size and portable nature suggest it could have been a personal devotional object or part of a rural Christian settlement.