What is recorded here
In the graveyard (WX042-029006-) of Rathmacknee church there is a sandstone graveslab (dims 2.23m x 0.38-0.52m; H 0.25m) with a chamfered edge and a pointed head. It has an incised cross that has a three-step calvary at the base and a double ring surrounding a diamond shape a the head. (FitzGerald 1903, 497)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 16 August, 2013
A medieval Christian graveslab, likely 12th to 14th century, significant for its incised cross with a three-step calvary, reflecting early Christian funerary art and religious iconography in Ireland.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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