Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone head
Corrawillin, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corrawillin
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.96400, -7.25056
- SMR number
- CV026-022002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Architectural fragments from St Dabnet's church (CV026-022001-) have been erected in its vicinity and serve as stations. Included are two stone heads recorded by Davies (1948, 111-2). The first is quite eroded and may originally have functioned as a window finial projecting 0.15m from the wall. It now lies on its side embedded in concrete and is used as a kneeling stone. The second head was formerly the finial of a gable-coping. It is very worn, but nose, eyes and a solid mass of hair are still distinguishable. Davies (ibid.) suggested a 15th-century date for both heads.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.