Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross
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
- 52.91555, -8.44836
- SMR number
- CL029-009056-
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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
Located on the N wall of the nave of St. Caimin’s church (CL029-009011-) and 8.85m from the W gable. Described by Macalister (1916-17, 149-50, no. 16) as a small wheeled cross with the openings between the wheel and the cross not pierced through. Macalister gives the dimensions as H 0.86m [2ft 10in]; Wth at base 0.35m [1ft 2in]; T at base 0.17m [7in] tapering to 0.08m [3.5in]. The cross is mounted on some smaller stones at the base.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 5 October 2015
References
Macalister, R.A.S 1916-17 The history and antiquities of Inis Cealtra. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 33C, 93-174.
Nearby in the register
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.