What is recorded here
A granite slab (H 0.90m; Wth 0.53m; T 0.17m) with a Latin cross in relief on E face. (Harbison 1991, 184 (No. 9))
Reference:
Harbison P. 1991 'Early Christian Antiquities at Clonmore, Co. Carlow' in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (vol. 91, C, Number 7), Dublin.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 19 August 2011
This cross-slab likely dates to the early Christian period (6th–10th centuries AD) and may have served as a memorial or waymark. The Latin cross suggests a Christian association, possibly linked to early monastic or ecclesiastical activity in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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