What is recorded here
Stone Store, Visitor Centre. 29 August 2005. Described by Leask (1950, fig. 22. no. 15, 46, 47) as 'part of a rude cross slab, 2 inches [0.05m] thick. A small Greek cross is incised on one face and, on the other, a similar cross has another at the upper extremity'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 05 December 2012
See linked document with drawing from Harold Leask, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow: national monuments vested in the Commissioners of Public Works. Dublin, 1950. Stationery Office.
Likely dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab may have served a Christian commemorative or liturgical function. The Greek cross suggests a connection to early Christian symbolism, though its precise meaning or dedication remains unclear.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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