What is recorded here

Cross-slab in Monasterredan is a cross-slab in Monasterredan, County Sligo, Ireland. The upright stone slab stands 0.55m high and forms an inverted triangle, tapering from 0.85m wide at the top to 0.4m at the bottom. It is incised with a simple Greek cross 0.23m wide and 0.215m high, ending in T-shaped terminals. The slab lies in the southwest quadrant of the graveyard within the ecclesiastical enclosure.

In Monasterredan graveyard (SL046-014002-) and ecclesiastical enclosure (SL046-014003-). An upright stone slab (H 0.55m) shaped like an inverted triangle, tapering from a width of 0.85m at the top to 0.4m at the bottom, incised with a simple Greek cross (Wth 0.23m; H 0.215) with T-shaped terminals. The cross-slab was recorded as missing in 2005 (Egan et al. 2005). It was located in the SW quadrant of the graveyard in 2020 (pers. comm. C. Corlett). Attached image: SL046-014007-_01 Revised upload: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 18 December 2020

Likely dating to the early medieval period, this cross-slab may have served a Christian funerary or commemorative function, given its location within a graveyard and ecclesiastical enclosure. Its inverted triangular shape suggests a regional variation in stone monument design, possibly reflecting local craftsmanship or symbolic traditions.

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