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 N sector, on internal ledge. It is described by Ó hÉailidhe (1967, 116) as slab 49, composed of red sandstone (dims 0.33m x 0.19m; T 0.06m). 'Outlined Latin cross, lightly incised. This stone is now loose and the back can be seen to be blank' (ibid.). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Probably dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian worship or commemoration within a monastic or ecclesiastical setting. It may have served as a grave marker, liturgical object, or symbol of territorial or spiritual authority linked to St. Berrihert.