What is recorded here

A broken cross of dark garnet mica-schist stands in Raheen, brought from High Island after lying buried beneath the paved floor of a small clochan. Its oblique foot and damaged side suggest violent handling or long neglect, yet the faint linear cross on one face still marks the stone as a vessel for devotion. The transfer from island to mainland turned a hidden foundation into a visible witness, preserving a shape that might have been lost forever under feet and forgetfulness.

Originally from High Island (see GA021-026057-). Recorded by Fisher (2014, 214, no. 33, Fig. 7.6), this is one of two cross-slabs (see also GA084-151022-) that were found from the paved floor of ‘Cell A’, the clochan (GA021-026012-) to the N of the church (GA021-026014-). The cross-slab (H 0.54m; Wth 0.24m; T 0.04m) of garnet mica-schist is cruciform in shape and is broken obliquely at the foot and damaged at the right side. The cross-head of one face is decorated with a weathered linear Greek cross. (White Marshall and Rourke 2000, 156, no. 30) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 20 November 2015

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