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
- 52.91550, -8.44796
- SMR number
- CL029-009073-
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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
Situated close to Teampul na bhFear nGonta (CL029-009015-) in the ‘Saint’s graveyard’ (CL029-009030-) on Inis Cealtra 18.9m from the S wall and 10.6m from the W wall. A cross-slab noted by Macalister (1916-17, 154, no. 37) as a ‘twelfth-century type’ and described as ‘a slab, now 3ft 5in (1.04m) by 1ft 7in (0.48m), but the bottom is broken away, carrying with it the lower end of the cross.’ Macalister describes this slab as ‘similar to the preceding’ which is no. 36 (CL029-009072-) which has a plain Latin cross of two lines.
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
- Graveyardunder 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.