What is recorded here

In Castletown, County Meath, a tall cross-slab stands west of the church, its narrow east face carved with a Latin cross inside a moulded frame. The fret pattern above the arms suggests a maker who understood repetition as prayer, shaping stone until it breathed rhythm. People may have walked past it for centuries, reading death and faith in the same line.

A cross-slab (dims 0.41m x 0.16m; H 0.98m) with an incised latin cross inside a moulded frame occupying the whole E face is in the graveyard (ME012-016001-) W of the church. A fret pattern occupies the space above the arms of the cross. See attached image. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 11 December, 2014

Likely dating to the early medieval period (7th–12th century), the cross-slab may have served a Christian funerary or commemorative function. The Latin cross and decorative elements suggest a ecclesiastical or ritual significance, possibly linked to the nearby church and its historical use.

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