Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - Wayside cross
Aghnaskeagh, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aghnaskeagh
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80516, -7.26705
- SMR number
- CV042-001002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Situated at W end of field close to boundary with roadway Field is reputedly site of an ancient church (CV042-001001-). Badly weathered wayside cross (H c. 1m) with right arm broken off. Davies (1948, 97) described it as 'an unperforated ringed cross', 0.83m across the arms, the shaft being 0.33m x 0.20m. Furthermore he noted that it was inscribed in raised letters with the name Newell and the date 1626.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Burial moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.