What is recorded here
Associated with an enclosure (KK009-058002-) which may be part of a grange belonging to Jerpoint Abbey (KK028-062005-). Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 258) describes how, 'Pieces of cut-stone were unearthed at the time, among them being an inscribed flag, 8 in. [0.21m] square, whose whereabouts cannot now be traced'. The current location of this slab is unknown.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 7 February 2018
Dated to the medieval period, likely 12th to 14th century, the inscribed stone may have had a religious or commemorative function, possibly linked to the Cistercian activity of Jerpoint Abbey. No specific folklore or detailed prehistoric significance is recorded for the site.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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