What is recorded here

One of three decorated cross-slabs on High Island, this short-armed cruciform slab of garnet mica-schist stands as the headstone of Grave 3. Its east face bears a double roundel within the cross-head, while its concealed west face holds a Greek cross layered over another with flaring arms. The slab was later incorporated into the external face of the church wall, carrying its pre-church identity into the building itself.

Originally located on High Island (see GA021-026036-). Recorded by Fisher (2014, 203, no. 5, Fig. 7.1), this is one of three decorated cross-slabs (see also GA021-026037- and GA021-026038-) associated with Grave 3. It may be associated with the pre-church phase of the grave. It is a short-armed cruciform slab (H 0.94m; Wth 0.39m) of garnet mica-schist, which was incorporated into the external face of the E wall of the church (GA021-026014-) and it forms the headstone of the grave. Both faces are decorated. The cross-head on the E face bears three incised circles forming a double roundel. The concealed W face is decorated with a cross with expanded arms and sunken armpits. A central double roundel encloses a linear Greek cross superimposed on an outline Greek cross with flaring arms. (White Marshall and Rourke 2000, 150-51, no. 17) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 19 November 2015

This cross-slab is likely of early medieval origin, associated with a burial context, and may have had a Christian funerary or commemorative function. Its decoration suggests a connection to monastic or ecclesiastical traditions in the region.

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