What is recorded here
Cross-inscribed stone in Lissonuffy is a cross-inscribed stone in Lissonuffy, County Roscommon, Ireland. It stands outside the south wall of the Lissonuffy church within a rectangular graveyard. The stone measures 0.7m high, 0.2m wide and 0.13m thick. Its cross reaches 12cm high and spans 13cm with expanding terminals at the ends.
The church of Lissonuffy (RO029-099001-) is within a rectangular graveyard (RO029-099002-) where there is a stone (H 0.7m; Wth 0.2m; T 0.13m) inscribed with a cross (H 12cm; span 13cm) that has expanding terminals outside the S church wall.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 3 November, 2014
This cross-inscribed stone likely dates to the early medieval period, associated with Christian worship or burial practices. The expanding terminals of the cross may reflect a regional stylistic tradition or symbolic emphasis on radiating spiritual power.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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