What is recorded here
In the S sector of an ecclesiastical enclosure (TS074-010----) known as St. Berrihert's Kyle and incorporated in an oval stone enclosure, stepped internally, built by the OPW in 1946 (Ó hÉailidhe 1967, 102). This slab is located in the E sector, on internal ledge. It is described by Ó hÉailidhe (1967, 118) as slab 63, composed of grey sandstone (dims 0.46m x 0.18m; T 0.05). 'Latin cross, the upper part in low relief (3mm), graded outwards, and the lower part in outline with bottom of shaft open. The back is not visible' (ibid.).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Probably dates to the early medieval period, associated with the Christian monastic settlement of St. Berrihert's Kyle. The cross-slab may have served as a memorial or liturgical marker, reflecting the spiritual and communal life of the site.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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