What is recorded here
This large stone cross (L 0.81m; Wth 0.4m; T 0.03m) was on Sceilg Mhichíl and is now in the care of the OPW (National Monuments Depot, Killarney). It features a flat head and two short arms, one slightly above the other and each displaying traces of rounded angles. The roughly rectangular shaft is intact. The SMR number at its original location on Sceilg Mhichíl is KE104A001154-.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
A high cross, likely early medieval in date, associated with Sceilg Mhichíl, an important monastic site; its style reflects the distinctive stone-carving traditions of the Irish Sea region.
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- What survives
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