What is recorded here

Cross-slab in Saints Island is the larger of two stones lying side by side in an Early Christian settlement on an island in Lough Mask. It stands 1.07m long, 0.66m wide and 0.21m thick, with a deliberate waist, rounded head and a deep Latin cross whose arms end in small T-shapes. The island may have been a quiet place of prayer, meditation or burial, while the two slabs marked that purpose in stone.

In Early Christian settlement (MA120-008003-) on island in Lough Mask. Larger of two cross-slabs lying side by side. Stone (L 1.07m; Wth 0.66m; T 0.21m) with deliberate waisting and rounded head. Incised Latin cross (H 0.67m; Wth 0.27m) with T-shaped terminal, on end of each arm. Second slab is MA120-008001-. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 599. Date of upload: 24 February 2014

Probably dates to the Early Christian period (6th–9th century AD), associated with monastic or memorial activity on Saints Island. The Latin cross may indicate a Christian memorial or ecclesiastical marker, reflecting the spread of Christianity in the region.

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