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
- CL029-009074-
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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 in the E side of the ‘Saint’s graveyard’ (CL029-009030-) on Inis Cealtra (11.23m from the N wall and 6.05m from the E wall). Noted by Macalister (1916-17, 154, no. 38) as of ‘twelfth-century type’ and described as ‘a slab, 5ft 5in (1.65m) by 1ft 10in (0.55m); the long edges are rebated, the rebate being 5/8in (0.01m) deep and 2in (0.05m) broad. Plain Latin cross, …much worn and flaked.’ While the cross is no longer evident to the eye, faint traces of the uppermost arm and left arm of the cross were made out in a rubbing (pers. comm. Clíodhna O'Leary, 22 April 2016).
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.