What is recorded here
A granite slab (H 0.79m; Wth 0.63m; T 0.17m) with a ringed cross in relief on E face. (Harbison 1991, 189 (No. 27))
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, dating likely to the early Christian period (7th–10th century), features a ringed cross, a common Christian symbol associated with Irish monastic sites. Such stones may have served as markers, memorials, or preaching aids within a local Christian community.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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