Stone head (present location) in Clonroad Beg

On display in Clare Museum, Ennis. A small carved stone head (H 0.2m) at the top of a limestone block (0.4m; 0.23m) originally from Glencolumbkille, Co. Clare. According to the label 'the closest parallels are found on stone carvings of the 8th and 9th century AD but the shape and flatness of the face bear some resemblance to earlier Iron Age carvings'. See original location record (CL010-038005-). Reference: Ní Ghabhláin, S. 1988 Carved stone head from Glencolumbcille, County Clare. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 118, 135-8. CL033-190----_01.jpg attached. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 28 October 2014

Likely dating to the early Christian period (5th–9th century AD), the stone head may represent a saint or local figure, reflecting the spiritual or commemorative traditions of early Irish monastic communities. Similar carvings are often associated with ecclesiastical sites or memorials in the Burren region.