Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
High Island, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- High Island
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- GA021-026078-
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The National Monuments Service's description
This cross-slab, known only from Wakeman’s drawing of 1839 (Wakeman 1839a), is missing (Fisher 2014, 224, no. 61, Fig. 7.10). The foot of the slab appeared to have been bevelled to form a tenon. The upper part bore an expansional cross in relief with a large central roundel and four terminals. The outline head and trunk of a human figure, with arms at its sides, was evident below the cross. (White Marshall and Rourke 2000, 159, no. 36)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 23 November 2015
References
Fisher, I. (revised by Scally, G. and Maddern, C.) 2014 Catalogue of cross-slabs. In G. Scally, High Island (Ardoileán), Co. Galway: Excavation of an early medieval monastery. Archaeological Monograph Series 10. Dublin. The Stationery Office.
Wakeman W.F. 1839a Royal Irish Academy, MS 12 T 9 (43-5)
White Marshall, J. and Rourke, G.D. 2000 High Island: an Irish monastery in the Atlantic. Dublin. Town House and Country House.