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Cross-slab in Sceilg Mhichíl

Cross-slab

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This 'small cross slab' was found under the threshold of a building (KE104A001031-) during archaeological excavations on Sceilg Mhichíl in 2003 (Bourke 2006, 220). This is now in the care of the OPW (National Monuments Depot, Killarney). Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011
This cross-slab likely dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian monastic activity on Sceilg Mhichíl. Its placement under a building threshold may indicate a protective or ritual use, common in early Irish Christian sites.

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