Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed stone
Inishcaltra Or Holy Island, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishcaltra Or Holy Island
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.91473, -8.44954
- SMR number
- CL029-009041-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (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 sandstone gravemarker (Wth c. 0.3m; H 0.26m) with incised Chi-Rho cross (early 7th century) from the collapse of the late wall near St Brigid’s church, Inis Cealtra (CL029-009006-) (de Paor 2013, 35, 68). On display in Clare Museum, Ennis (see CL033-185---- for present location and details).
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 22 October 2014
References
de Paor †, L. 2013 Inis Cealtra: Archaeological investigations of the monuments on the island. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 53, 27-78.
Nearby in the register
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Furnaceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.