Great to get to the bottom of the original location of this stone - bravo! We are hoping to scan it next year for the OG(H)AM project. I'll keep you posted.
Fabulous Fiona! A couple of thoughts in reading... first is that it is rare to find a cross stone that isn't at a church, it does happen, but rarely, suggesting something else is being marked. Second, that with an ogham it suggests we might be at a burial ground of significance. Then the place you've landed on is only a couple of hundred metres to the south of that massive burial ground where 100s of bodies were found, said to be 'Neolithic' but that is doubtful. So could the cross be marking this burial event? What's then interesting is that the actual location of the burial ground is well, sort of rubbery as well. Perhaps you should have a go at locating that next? :-)
Great to get to the bottom of the original location of this stone - bravo! We are hoping to scan it next year for the OG(H)AM project. I'll keep you posted.
Fabulous Fiona! A couple of thoughts in reading... first is that it is rare to find a cross stone that isn't at a church, it does happen, but rarely, suggesting something else is being marked. Second, that with an ogham it suggests we might be at a burial ground of significance. Then the place you've landed on is only a couple of hundred metres to the south of that massive burial ground where 100s of bodies were found, said to be 'Neolithic' but that is doubtful. So could the cross be marking this burial event? What's then interesting is that the actual location of the burial ground is well, sort of rubbery as well. Perhaps you should have a go at locating that next? :-)