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Cross-slab in Gallen

Cross-slab

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West Wall, West Face, Centre. Diagram B5 Inventory of Carved Stone ID 000059 Dimensions: Height .465m Width .56m Cross slab. Sub-rectangular. It bears a double outline linear cross with deeply curved angles and central hollow, enclosed in atriple line circumference circle. The outer edge of the quadrants are defined by a double line. Description from Inventory of Carved Stone, National Monuments Service Archive.
Date likely to the early medieval period, possibly 7th to 10th century AD, based on the style of the double outline linear cross. Such crosses were often associated with Christian memorial or waymarking purposes, though local folklore may have attached additional symbolic or protective meanings.

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