Cross-slab in Ardane

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 NE sector, on internal ledge. It is described by Ó hÉailidhe (1967, 118) as slab 64, composed of red sandstone (dims 0.3m x 0.215m; T 0.05). 'Latin cross, lightly pocked' (ibid.). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Probably dates to the early medieval period, associated with the Christian monastic site of St. Berrihert's Kyle. The cross-slab may have served as a memorial or liturgical marker, reflecting the spiritual use of the enclosure.