Cross-slab

The National Monuments Service's description

National Monument No. 519. Calluragh burial ground/An Cheallnúach: KE042-060001- is located about 1.25km E of the village of Ballyferriter on approximately the highest point in the townland with a good view to the N over Smerwick Harbour.

(8) Cross-inscribed pillars and slabs: Stone E (KE042-060019-), like stone D, had also been removed to Adare Manor but is now in the National Museum. It is a thin rectangular sandstone slab decorated, on one face only, with a Greek cross with widely expanded head and arms and a plain stem. Two crosslets were carved in the upper angles. A number of multi-strand designs (fret and interlaced patterns) had been carved as a palimpsest over the original cross designs. L: .87m. W: .59m. T: .05m. This stone is now Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, Co. Chiarraí (pers. comm. Isabel Bennett) where it has been assigned the monument number KE042-169----.

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The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 874. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 9 August 2013

References

Fanning, T. 1971 Two Cross-inscribed Stones from Reask, Co. Kerry, at Adare Manor. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 14, 25-8.