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Gallarus : Grave or Cross Slab

CountyKerry
Grid RefQ 393 049
Longitude10° 20' 57.63" W
Latitude52° 10' 21.4" N
Nearest TownBallyferriter (3.9 Km)
OS Sheet70
UTM zone29U
UTM x407725.71872051
UTM y5781095.0871407

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Visit Notes

Saturday, 10th August 2002

Alongside the oratory is this 1m tall cross slab with a very nice curvey cross carved on it. There is an inscription too, which reads COLUM MAC DINET.

Personally I liked this more than the oratory itself, but that is probably due to the newly enforced sterility of the site.

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