Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross
Tullowphelim, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullowphelim
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.80363, -6.73437
- SMR number
- CW008-045013-
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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
Present St. Columba's C of I parish church is presumed to have replaced earlier medieval parish church (CW008-045006-). A large rectangular granite cross base (dims 0.7m x 0.8m) with rectangular socket stands in S quadrant of graveyard (CW008-045014-). Described in the Urban Survey of County Carlow (Bradley 1990, 69) as a large rectangular granite base (dims. visible H 0.12m; 0.74m x 0.8m) set in the ground to the right of the entrance path. It has a rectangular mortice (D 0.16m; 0.23m x 0.35m) and one corner is damaged. It is thought that this base was brought here from Templeowen'. Described in 1892-4 as following, 'Near the entrance gate of the churchyard is a granite base of an ancient cross about 2 feet 6 inches (0.76m) square, the hole being 15 inches (0.38m) by 9 (0.23m), and 10 inches (0.25m) deep' (Anon. 1892-4, 447).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 September 2014
References
Anon. 1892-4 County Carlow. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland 2, 420-447.
Bradley, J. and King, H.A. 1990 Urban archaeological survey - county Carlow. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.