Cross-slab (present location) in Inishmurray

Brought to the Schoolhouse/OPW conservation store from Teach Molaise (SL001-001005-) in the Cashel (SL001-001001-) in 1989. Slab (H: 0.75 m, W: 0.31 m, Th: 0.06 m) virtually filled with two separate cross motifs carved along the axis. The simpler is an irregular incised cross (0.183 m by 0.263 m). Between this and the slab edge is a single incised line, 0.175 m long. The larger motif is a slightly shafted hammerhead outline cross (0.39 by 0.235 m) whose edges are delimited by a thin false relief strand. This strand is briefly broken at the top right corner and has not been fully defined at the top left corner. 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: 12 March 2018

Date likely to the early medieval period (7th–10th century AD), based on the style of the cross-carving. Such cross-slabs were often associated with Christian worship or memorials, possibly linked to early monastic sites like Inishmurray.