What is recorded here

Cross-slab in Toomour is a cross-slab in Toomour, County Sligo, Ireland. It is a 0.66m high, 0.28m wide, 0.1m thick stone in the southwest quadrant of Toomour graveyard, one of three cross-inscribed slabs associated with the leacht cuimhne. A continuous 2cm wide, 0.8cm deep line forms a Latin cross occupying the top two thirds of the stone and extending onto the top and both side edges, with a straight line and a U-shaped line below the cross base. The slab was incorporated into the west face of the leacht cuimhne, cracked when the leacht collapsed before 1889, has been repaired and is now in temporary local storage.

In the SW quadrant of Toomour graveyard (SL040-140004-). One of three cross-inscribed slabs (SL040-140005-; SL040-140009-) associated with the leacht cuimhne (SL040-140003-). A cross-inscribed slab (H 0.66m; Wth 0.28m; T 0.1m), which was incorporated into the W face of the leacht cuimhne, has been removed as it cracked when the leacht collapsed prior to 1889 and is now in temporary storage locally (see SL039-163----) having been repaired (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). The top right-hand corner of the stone had been broken off in antiquity. A single continuous line (Wth 2cm; D 0.8cm) forms the outline of a Latin cross which occupies the top two thirds of the stone and extends onto the top and right and left sides of the stone. Below the base of the cross are two further lines, that on the right hand side is straight and that on the left side forms a U shape. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Revised: 21 December 2009

Date likely to the early medieval period, given the Christian cross inscription, and may have served as a memorial or waymark. Such slabs are often associated with early church sites or cemeteries and may reflect local Christian traditions or pilgrimage routes.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.