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Stone Cross at H212836 is an uncertain cross located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a Visean-age formation comprising limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone interspersed with chert, coal and conglomerate. This mixed geology, typical of the region, would have provided local stone suitable for constructing the cross, though the precise quarrying sources remain unrecorded.
The cross belongs to a class of Christian monuments widespread across Ireland and Britain from the early medieval period onwards. Without detailed documentation of its form, decoration or inscriptions, its exact chronology and religious significance cannot be determined with certainty. Such crosses often marked burial grounds, monastic sites or places of devotion, serving communities across several centuries.
The monument is protected under the Historic Environment Division reference 9221, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance to Fermanagh's heritage. Its survival in the landscape preserves evidence of Christian practice and stone-working traditions within this part of Ulster, contributing to our understanding of religious life and material culture in the region across the medieval and early modern periods.
Stone cross is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9221. View the official record →
Stone Cross at H212836 is an uncertain cross located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9221.
Stone cross dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a cross. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stone cross is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 9221.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (5.1 km), Abbey, davy's island. c12th church and enclosure (5.8 km), Rath (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Stone cross stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.