Set into the south-eastern end of a small island graveyard off the coast of Connemara, this cross-slab was decorated only on the side that faced inward, away from the light. When it was finally examined properly, it turned out to carry some of the more quietly arresting imagery to survive from early Christian Ireland.

The slab is one of three decorated cross-slabs associated with a single grave, known as Grave 3, in the graveyard on High Island, a remote monastic site in Co. Galway. Limestone is unusual material here; it is one of only two limestone slabs recorded on the island, the other being the cover stone of the same grave. Carved in low relief on its western face, the cross-head features notched lower armpits and a border enclosing a double roundel with a cross at its centre. Below that, on the shaft, a framed incised figure was identified as probably a secondary addition, carved at a later date. The figure stands in the orans position, the ancient posture of prayer with arms raised and elbows bent, and each hand holds what appears to be a rectangular object, most likely a book. Whether the figure represents a monk, a saint, or an anonymous supplicant is not recorded. The eastern face of the slab is roughly dressed and entirely plain, which makes the care taken on the hidden western side all the more striking. The slab is documented by Fisher (2014) and also appears in the earlier survey by White Marshall and Rourke (2000).

The original has been repaired and is now held at the OPW depot in Athenry, Co. Galway. A replica stands in its place in the graveyard on the island, marking the spot where the footstone once sat, face turned inward, for what may have been well over a thousand years.