Cross-inscribed stone in Castledermot

Upper part of tapering limestone slab (dims. L 0.88m; Wth 0.53-0.66m; T 0.16m), bearing an incised eight-armed fleur-de-lys cross. (Bradley et al. 1986, vol. 2, 104-05) Date of upload: 8 September 2016

Likely dating to the early Christian period (5th–11th century), the eight-armed fleur-de-lys cross suggests a Christian symbolic function, possibly as a memorial or waymark. Such crosses are often associated with monastic or ecclesiastical sites, though no specific folklore or use is recorded for this stone.