What is recorded here
From O’Mahony, A. (1987, 10, l) Attached to the W wall of the Chancel are the remains of a thick, coffin-shaped slab (Wth 0.42-0.53m; H 0.74m; T 0.13m). The upper half only remains. It has a foliate cross. The remains of an inscription in Lombardic lettering run parallel with the stem of the cross: HIC IACET...(Here lies), and beneath DEDAS..(may you grant?....).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 2 August, 2012
A 10th- to 12th-century Christian gravestone, likely from the early medieval period, significant for its foliate cross carving, which reflects Insular artistic traditions.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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