Cross-slab (present location) in Cadamstown

The stone sculptures consist of one carved head (OF037-013001-) which was used as a corbel in the Romanesque Church of Letter (OF037-002001-) and the other is a Hood moulding terminal (OF037-013003-) with Hiberno-Romanesque decoration. Both of these pieces were inserted into the W gable of Cadamstown Church in the 19th-century. Recent replastering of the W gable revealed Early Christian cross inscribed slab. Cross referenced with cross-slab from Letter (OF037-002004-). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

The cross-slab in Cadamstown likely dates to the early medieval period, associated with the Romanesque church of Letter. It may have originally served a liturgical or commemorative function, reflecting Christian iconography and craftsmanship of the time.