What is recorded here
Inishcaltra OR Holy Island holds a long, low socketed stone beside a cross-slab in the Saint’s graveyard. The empty socket still points north-south, waiting for the wooden cross that time took back.
Situated in the NE quadrant of the ‘Saint’s graveyard’ (CL029-009030-) on Inis Cealtra at the head of a cross-slab (CL029-009070-). A long, low, socketed stone (L 1.01m; average Wth 0.14m; H 0.18m) oriented N-S. The socket (int. L 0.19m; Wth 0.09m; D 0.06-0.07m) is 0.18m from the S end of the stone and 0.56m from the N end.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 27 June 2016
A high cross on Inishcaltra (Inis Cealtra), likely built in the early medieval period, associated with a saint's graveyard and cross-slab; its socketed stone and orientation suggest ecclesiastical significance, though specific builder or dedication remains unidentified.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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