What is recorded here
Located: 14.3m S of the round tower. Described by Healy (1972, 53) as a ‘rough slab of mica schist 0.93m x 0.4m x 0.07m thick, bearing a Latin cross in slight relief’.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 28 November 2012
See linked document with drawing from Patrick Healy, Supplementary survey of ancient monuments at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Unpublished OPW report, 1972.
Probably dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab likely served a Christian commemorative or liturgical function, associated with the nearby round tower. The Latin cross may reflect the spread of Christianity in the region, though specific folklore or dedications are not recorded.
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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