What is recorded here
Location: Recumbent, to N of N wall of St Kevin's Church, between bullaun stone (WI023-009011-) and slab (WI023-009003-). Slab is mostly grass-covered (29 August 2005). Described by Leask (1950, fig.8e, 22, 44) as a 'slab, rough, 5 feet 2 inches [1.57m] by 2 feet [0.6m]. A small Latin cross in relief. NW. corner of the church’.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 19 December 2012
See linked document with drawing 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.
Probably dates to the early Christian period, given its association with St Kevin's Church and cross-slabs typically found in ecclesiastical contexts. It may have served as a memorial or liturgical marker, though specific folklore or inscribed meaning is not recorded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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