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A prostrate stone slab (1.13m x 0.31m; T 0.18m) lies 2.8m ENE of the NE corner of Greenan church (SL040-135001-). It was described by Herity, Kelly and Mattenberger (1997, 120) as having the 'remains of carved crosses on two faces, one part of the lower stem of a cross and the other a crudely carved cross'. The cross stem is 19cm high and 3cm wide and the crudely carved cross is 21cm high and 13cm wide (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney). This cross-slab was mentioned in 1836 as 'a large stone, which is rendered famous by curing people of a pain in the back' (OSNB vol. 2, 383). The slab is named 'Stone' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and 'Praying stone' on the 1914 OS 6-inch map.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
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