Cross-slab in Sevenchurches OR Camaderry

Located 2m from SW corner of Cathedral (WI023-008003-). Described by Leask (1950, fig.19f, 42) as a ‘rough slab incised with a two-line cross,occupying about two-thirds of the slab, and having hollowed angles. A small circular cup marks the centre. It is about 6 feet [2m] from the south-west angle of the Cathedral’. 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.

Dated to the early medieval period, likely between the 8th and 11th centuries, the cross-slab may have served a Christian commemorative or ritual function. Such crosses are often associated with early Christian worship or as markers for burial sites, reflecting the spread of Christianity in the region.