Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
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
- CL029-009072-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located against the N wall of the nave of St. Caimin’s church (CL029-009011-) and 2.55m from the W gable. A trapezoidal shaped slab noted by Macalister (1916-17, 154, no. 36) as ‘twelfth-century type’ and described as ‘6ft (1.82m) by 2ft 3in (0.68m), tapering to 1ft 9in (0.53m) by 5in (0.12m) thick, bearing a plain Latin cross of two lines. There is a square hole cut above the head of the cross, 1 5/8 in deep (0.04m). The surface of the cross is very friable, and is much weathered; the cross can only just be traced, and will before long be entirely scaled away.’ The roofing of St. Caimin’s church has helped to halt the deterioration of the slab.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 6 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
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.