What is recorded here
Inscribed slab in Inishmurray is an inscribed slab in Inishmurray, County Sligo, Ireland. The severely spalled pillar stone stands about 2m north of Templemolaise, reaching less than 1.385m in height, 0.85m in width and 0.105m in thickness. Its upper west face carries a thin incised line 0.41m long, with some evidence for a curvilinear expansion at the apex.
Located to c. 2m N of Templemolaise (SL001-001009-)
This large, severely spalled pillar stone (H: <1.385 m, W: 0.85 m, Th: 0.105 m) is incised, on the upper portion of its west face, with a thin line, 0.41 m long. There is some evidence for a curvilinear expansion at its apex.
The above description is derived from the results of a survey of the archaeological monuments on Inishmurray undertaken in 1997-1999 and published in:
Jerry O’Sullivan and Tomás Ó Carragáin 2008 Inishmurrary. Monks and pilgrims in an Atlantic landscape. Volume 1: Archaeological Survey and Excavations 1997-2000. Cork. The Collins Press.
Date of upload: 16 January 2018
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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