What is recorded here

Clear water cuts through both stones, shaping crosses that breathe beneath the surface. The first slab holds a relief cross with splayed arms and a faded circular base, while its reverse carries a sunken cross with pointed shaft and expanded ends. The second stands shorter, disc-headed and marked with incised lines, yet it has vanished from the place where it was last seen. Together they suggest a busy ceremonial threshold, not a forgotten grave.

In graveyard (14622) to S of church (14455); within early ecclesiastical enclosure (13892). Two upright stones noted by Henderson and Okasha (1992, 7) as 'early Christian or medieval' in date, situated 12.5m S of window in S wall of church. (a) Slab (H 64cm) has Latin cross in relief on one face, with splayed arms and traces of semicircular base attached to the lower arm; on the other face is a sunken Latin cross with expanded terminals and pointed shaft; small Maltese cross cut into centre of top of stone. (b) Second stone stands nearby, disc-headed (H c. 51cm); incised lines on one face. This stone could not be found Jan. 1998. Further cross slab to W of church (13926); many others within church (13925). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Probably early Christian or medieval in date, the cross-slab may have served as a grave marker or waymarker within a religious landscape. Its location within an early ecclesiastical enclosure suggests a liturgical or commemorative function, possibly linked to local Christian tradition or pilgrimage.

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