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Cross-inscribed pillar in Inishmurray

Cross-inscribed pillar
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Located in Templenaman church (SL001-002001-). Slab (H: 1.06 m, W: 0.23 m, Th: 0.084) with incised, slightly shafted cross at the top, part of which has been broken off (>0.215 m by 0.18 m). In each of the upper quadrants an ‘L’ shaped incision contours the lines of the arms, and in each of the lower quadrants a single line is incised parallel to the shaft. This is a National Monument (no. 117) in state ownership. 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: 16 January 2018

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