What is recorded here
Stone Store, Visitor Centre. Described by Leask (1950, 46-7) as an 'erect slab, with rounded top, 21 inches [0.53m] thick. Incised design of a Greek cross with splayed ends, in a circle, on a long stem'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 04 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.
Probably dating to the early Christian period (5th–9th century), the cross-slab likely served a commemorative or ritual function, possibly marking a burial or sacred site. The Greek cross within a circle is a common motif in early Christian iconography, symbolizing both Christian faith and continuity with earlier traditions.
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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