What is recorded here

Cross-slab in Inishmurray is a cross-slab in Inishmurray, County Sligo, Ireland. Wakeman recorded the 0.25 m by 0.38 m fragment inside the ecclesiastical enclosure, though its present whereabouts are unknown. Its central cross has expanded terminals, divergent spirals or hooks at the foot and a spear-shaped or diamond-shaped head containing a small circle, while four simple crosslets with expanded terminals occupy the quadrants.

This cross-slab was recorded by Wakeman (1893, 101, fig. 48) in the Men’s Cemetery (SL001-001029-) within the ecclesiastical enclosure/cashel (SL001-001001-), but its whereabouts are now unknown. Cross slab fragment (0.25 m by 0.38 m). The central cross on this oblong slab is represented by Wakeman with expanded terminals to the arms and feet, with divergent spirals or at least hooks developed from the foot, and a spear-shaped or diamond-shaped expansion of the head, containing a small circle. Set about this main cross, in the quadrants, are four simple crosslets with expanded terminals. The above description is derived from the results of a survey of the archaeological monuments on Inishmurray undertaken in 1997-1999 and published in: Jerry O’Sullivan and Tomás Ó Carragáin 2008 Inishmurrary. Monks and pilgrims in an Atlantic landscape. Volume 1: Archaeological Survey and Excavations 1997-2000. Cork. The Collins Press. Date of upload: 20 February 2018

Probably dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian monastic activity on Inishmurray. Likely used as a funerary or commemorative marker, reflecting the island's historical role as an important religious site.

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