What is recorded here
Seven heads and a stone with dogtooth decoration adorn the outer face of the W wall of Clone Romanesque church (WX015-023001-) above the head of the doorway. An eight head from the church is now (WX015-003020-) at St Mogue's Well (WX015-003002-) in Ferns.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 2 May, 2012
The stone head likely dates to the early medieval period, associated with the Romanesque church and possibly reflecting a fusion of Christian and prehistoric iconography. Such carved heads may have had symbolic or protective functions, though specific folklore or meaning is not recorded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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