Cross-slab in Sevenchurches OR Camaderry

Located 3.6m W of SW corner of nave of St Mary's Church (WI023-003001-) (Leask 1950, fig. 4f, 15). Described by Healy (1972, 16) as a ‘rough cross of mica-schist over 0.76m x 0.46m wide x 0.06m thick. The arms are very short’. Described by Leask (1950, 43) as a ‘rough cross about 1 foot 10 inches [0.55m] high, fixed in a stone slab socket. The arms expand slightly and the shaft broadens irregularly. It is 10 feet [3m] W. of the church’. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 20 December 2012 See linked document with drawing of slab taken from Robert Cochrane Historical and Descriptive Notes with Ground Plans, Elevations, Sections and Details of the Ecclesiastical Remains at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Extract from the Eightieth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland 1911-12. Dublin, 1925.

Likely dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab may have served a Christian commemorative or liturgical function, possibly associated with the church. Its design reflects Insular cross traditions, though specific iconography or folklore linked to the stone is not recorded.