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Cross - High cross

Kildreenagh, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross - High cross, Kildreenagh, County Carlow, 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
Kildreenagh
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
NULL
Coordinates
52.71528, -6.88927
SMR number
CW016-032003-

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

The head and part of the shaft of a high cross are built into a field fence. Christ and depictions of David are present on the head and the shaft is decorated with interlace and roll mouldings. (Harbison 1992, 157 (entry 184)).

Reference:

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

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

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