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Knappaghmanagh

Site/Artefact Knappaghmanagh Type Early Ecclesiastical Site Site Number SMR Mayo 088 058 National Grid Reference 099180 East 280540 North Map ( 1:50000) Ordnance Survey Ireland, Discovery Series 31 List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here

Early Cross Slab at Knappaghmanagh (Photo: Christiaan Corlett)

Description
The consecrated ground around early churches was enclosed by a circular wall of earth and stone, many do not survive. However, at Knappaghmanagh, meaning the hilly land of the monks, there is a fine large oval enclosure of earth and stone containing a children's burial ground and an altar (Morahan, 2001). Scattered around the circular children's burial area are rough low uninscribed grave markers. However, on one triangular slab an equal-armed cross enclosed by a double circle is carved. The interesting thing about this cross is the geometrically carved human figure which may represent Christ but not perhaps the Crucifixion. This unusual early Christian cross slab has on the bottom left side an incised Greek cross enclosed by a diamond (Corlett, 2000).

Excavation Details
Not Available

Access/Ownership
Private

References

• Corlett, C. 2001 Antiquities of West Mayo, Wordwell, Wicklow, p.45, 52, 132
• Morahan, L. 2001 Croagh Patrick, Co. Mayo archaeology, landscape and people, Croagh Patrick Archaeological Committee, Mayo, p. 126, 131, 154 

Check out the following sections of the website for related information:

• Lankhill Cross
• Signum Crucis - the Sign of the Cross
• Norwegian Stone Crosses
• Trollsteinen Cross

Mayo Sites and Artefacts

1. Mayo Abbey 2. Balla 3. Ballintubber Abbey 4. Tóchar Phadraig 5. Aghagower 6. Lankhill 7. Boheh 8. Croagh Patrick Summit 9. Carrownalurgan 10. Ardoley 11. Kiladangan 12. Glaspatrick 13. Shrawee 14. Clare Island - Strake 15. Clare Island - Lecarrow 16. Caher Island 17. Durless

18. Carrowmore 19. Knappaghmanagh 20. Cushalogurt 21. Carrowkeel Ecclesiastical Remains 22. Thornhill 23. Carrowkeel Murrisk 24. Carrowkeel Cahernaran 25. Carrowmacloughlin Cairn-1 26. Carrowmacloughlin Cairn-2 27. Carrowmacloughlin Cairn-3 28. Carrowmacloughlin/ Glencally/ Teevenacroaghy 29. Carrowmacloughlin Sweathouses 30. Glaspatrick Holy Well

31. Glaspatrick Rath-1 32. Glaspatrick Early Ecclesiastical Remains 33. Glaspatrick Ringfort 34. Glaspatrick Rath-2 35. Glaspatrick Ecclesiatical Remains 36. Glaspatrick Altar 38. Glaspatrick Graveyard 39. Murrisk Demesne Standing Stone-1 40. Murrisk Demesne Standing Stone-2 41. Murrisk Demesne Standing Stone-3 42. Teevenacroaghy

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