Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Ionascail, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ionascail
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.84754, -8.45109
- SMR number
- DG064-003009-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located within a graveyard (DG064-003001-) which encloses two medieval churches, St Mary’s (DG064-003002-) and St. Connell’s (DG064-003006-), a fragment of a high cross (DG064-003008-), four cross slabs (DG064-003004-; DG064-003005-; DG064-0030009-; DG064-003010-) and a graveslab (DG064-003007-). Another cross-slab (DG064-003003-) is now missing. This complex of monuments, a National Monument in state ownership (No. 658), is located on the E side of Inishkeel Island in good pasture land. This small island which lies in a sheltered spot c. 500m offshore is accessible on foot at low tide.
A portable cross-slab (DG064-003009-) .85m × 0.59m × 0.065m is erected on an altar constructed against the E interior wall of St. Connell's church. This altar was rebuilt in 1967 but its main feature, a perforated slab, is shown in the same position on the Robert Welch photo-graphs in the Ulster Museum (W04/01/9 and 10). The cross-slab is not evident in these photographs taken in the early part of this century.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.