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Cross-slab (present location)

Cork City, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross-slab (present location), Cork City, County Cork, 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
Cork City
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.89633, -8.49460
SMR number
CO074-167----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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

Found c. 1930 on early ecclesiastical site of Cill Lachtaín (CO069-032----) and donated to UCC Museum (Power 1931, 59). Now in possession of Cork Public Museum. Roughly lozenge-shaped slab (L 0.68m; 0.35m x 0.08m), with simple Greek cross, enclosed by a circle, incised on one face.

Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC.

Date of upload: 20 January 2010

Nearby in the register

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

Sites and Monuments Record data: National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
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