What is recorded here

Kilnaruane Pillar Stone stands 2.1 metres tall on a Bantry drumlin, carrying eighth-century carvings of Anthony the Great, Paul the Hermit, a descending raven, interlocked sheep and a four-oar currach steering through crosses. The name may mean Church of the Romans, marking a community that adopted the Roman dating of Easter before Viking danger reached the coast. Its broken cross arms probably lie scattered among the nearby fragments, waiting for someone patient enough to gather them back into shape.

In pasture. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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