Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - High cross
Glebe (rathvilly By.), County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe (rathvilly By.)
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 52.82747, -6.57042
- SMR number
- CW009-028004-
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 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Referred to as 'St. Mogue's Cross'. An undecorated granite cross with imperforate ring (H 2.25m; Wth of shaft 0.4m; T of shaft 0.21m; Wth across arms 1.22m) sitting on a square base (L 0.88m; Wth 0.86m). (Harbison 1991, 191 (No. 32); Harbison 1992, 58 (entry 60))
References:
Harbison P. 1991 'Early Christian Antiquities at Clonmore, Co. Carlow' in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (vol. 91, C, Number 7), Dublin.
Harbison, P. 1992 The high crosses of Ireland; An iconographical and photographic survey 3 vols. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin; Dr. Rudolf Habelt GMBH, Bonn.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 19 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.