Stones of Killadeas
The stones of Killadeas ( Irish Cill Chéile Dé ) in the townland of Rockfield ( Mín na Cloiche ) north of Enniskillen on Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland , consist of a cross slab , the Bishop's Stone (a stone with a figure engraving, the style of the figures of White Iceland equivalent), a perforated brick ( English holed stone ) and a stone pillar ( english pillar stone ).
The cross slab
The cross stone is a rectangular stone about 1.3 m high, 0.9 m wide and 0.2 m thick. It has a rounded tip. One side edge is straight, the other is damaged, the stone used to be larger. On the front, the bas-relief of a Maltese cross is worked into a ring on a shaft with a forked base. Triple knots adorn the four ends of the cross. On the back of the stone are more than 12 bowls ( English cups ) some of which are marginal. The stone was probably originally a multiple porthole that was reworked into a cross stone. The cross stone is 4.6 m northwest of the stone pillar.
The pillar stone
The round, slightly conical stone pillar made of conglomerate is 1.16 m high and has a circumference of 1.27 m with a diameter of about 0.4 m. It is without any visible decoration, covered by lichen and damaged. It is said from the 17th century that many of the stones were originally pagan stone columns that were worshiped as part of the stone cult . It stands about 17 m north of the northwest corner of the nave of the modern church.
The bishop's stone
The stone with the figure engraving is 0.8 m high, 0.4 m wide, 0.25 m thick and set in concrete. The face of a church figure is depicted in bas-relief on the narrow front, with a knot pattern underneath. The depiction continued on the west side also shows a bishop's staff, a bell with a clapper and even the shoes. Traces of a now illegible inscription along the back of the figure were read by Macalister as “Robarta”. The stone stands about 35 m north of the northwest corner of the nave of the modern church.
The perforated stone
The north-south oriented perforated stone made of conglomerate is 0.67 m high, 1.1 m long and 0.3 m wide. The top edge of the stone is roughly rounded and an oval hole 0.36 × 0.26 m is in the middle, at the bottom. The function of the stone is uncertain. The perforated stone is about 3.0 m northeast of the stone pillar.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Description Engl. and picture Kreuzstein
- Description Engl. and picture stone pillars
- Description Engl. and picture figure stone
- Description Engl. and picture Lochstein
- Pictures of the stones
Coordinates: 54 ° 26 '2.7 " N , 7 ° 40' 57.9" W.