What is recorded here

Raheen church ruins on High Island, County Galway. Fisher recorded a possible cross-slab in rubble within the enclosure: a small incomplete stone, sheared on two sides, with a semicircular notch and a flat circular boss in low relief. Whether it marked a grave, a gate or a forgotten prayer, the chip and notch still carry the shape of devotion.

Recorded by Fisher (2014, 226, no. 66, Fig. 7.11), this possible cross-slab was found in rubble within the church enclosure (GA021-026021-) on High Island (see GA021-026081-). The incomplete slab (L 0.35m; Wth 0.37m; T 0.4m) is sheared on two sides. One semicircular notch is visible along one preserved edge and a flat circular boss in low relief is evident in the upper right side. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 23 November 2015

Likely dating to the early Christian period (5th–10th century), the cross-slab may have originally served as a funerary or commemorative monument. Its presence within a church enclosure suggests a religious or liturgical function, though specific folklore or detailed iconographic meaning is not recorded.

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