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Cross-slab

Scattery Island, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross-slab, Scattery Island, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Scattery Island
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.61546, -9.51786
SMR number
CL067-024028-

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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

A fragment of a cross-slab used in the construction of a drystone wall adjacent to St Senan’s Bed (CL067-024002-) on Scattery Island was found and reported by Dr. Eve Campbell. Incised decoration on the fragment (L 0.32m; Wth 0.22m; T 3.5m) appears to be part of a wheeled cross formed of parallel lines (5m apart) over a panel of geometric ornamentation. Only portion of the geometric panel is on the remaining fragment. The wall on which it was found is shown on the 25-inch OS map, but not on the earlier 6-inch map. A cross-slab (CL067-024017-) with very different decoration lies recumbent c. 2-3m to the N of this wall.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL067-024028-_01.jpg View of fragment (photo: Eve Campbell)
CL067-024028-_02.pdf Drawing of fragment (drawing: Eve Campbell)
CL067-024028-_03.jpg Cross-slab fragment at Visitor Centre
CL067-024028-_04.jpg Cross-slab fragment at Visitor Centre

Revised by: Mary Tunney

Date of revision: 21 September 2022

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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