What is recorded here
This fragment of a cross-slab (dims. 0.58m x 0.57m; T 0.12m) lies at the E end of the building (GA110-010009-) to the N of Teampall Bhreacáin (GA110-010001-). It bears a ringed Latin cross with fleur-de-lis terminals (Waddell 1973, 21, no. 15).
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 8 March 2016
This cross-slab fragment, dating likely to the early medieval period (7th–10th century), reflects Christian symbolism, with the ringed Latin cross and fleur-de-lis terminals commonly associated with ecclesiastical or monastic sites. It may have originally formed part of a high cross or church monument in the Eoghanacht region, an area historically linked to early Irish Christian settlements.
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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