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Graveslab in Cloonburren

Graveslab

What is recorded here

A small rectangular sandstone slab (Wth c. 0.43m; L c. 0.38m; T c. 0.07m) which is broken off at one end was found at the castle site (RO056-011001-) before 1955 and is now in NMI. It is incised with a cross that has circular terminals, circles at the crux, and fluer-de-lis in the angles. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Early Christian gravestone, 7th–10th century AD. Its incised cross indicates a Christian burial tradition, reflecting the spread of Christianity in the region during the early medieval period.

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