Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Font
Cross (inchiquin By.), County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cross (inchiquin By.)
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.99879, -8.93604
- SMR number
- CL011-022007-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This record is for the original location of a ‘holy water font’ that was noted in the middle of Kilkeedy church (CL011-022003-) in the OS Letters (Comber 1997, 38). It was regarded as not being in its original position. Westropp (1900-1902, 138-9) observed that this font had spiral fluting. It went missing sometime after his visit (Swinfen 1992, 45).
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 24 January 2023
References
Comber, M. (ed.) 1997 The antiquities of County Clare: John O’Donovan and Eugene Curry: Ordnance Survey Letters 1839. Clasp Press. Ennis.
Westropp, T.J. 1900-02 The churches of Co. Clare and the origin of the ecclesiastical divisions in that county. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Series 3, vol. 6, 100-180.
Swinfen, A. 1992 Forgotten stones: Ancient church sites of the Burren and environs. Dublin. Lilliput Press.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.