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Cross-inscribed stone in Dromavrauka

Cross-inscribed stone

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One of five cross-inscribed stones beside All Saint's Well in County Kerry, this plain marker leans against a rock outcrop behind the water. Pilgrims incised its simple cross, perhaps believing the stone could carry a prayer when words failed. The cluster suggests a busy threshold where people touched rock, marked it, and left behind a visible trail of devotion.
One of five cross-inscribed stones (see KE076-015001-, KE076-015003-, KE076-015004-, KE076-015005-) adjacent to All Saint's Well (KE076-015----). This stone leans against a rock outcrop behind the well and pilgrims have incised on it a plain cross. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Probably dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian pilgrimage and devotion. The stone may have served as a devotional marker or waystation linked to the nearby holy well.

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