Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Fearann Mhic Giolla Bhríde, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fearann Mhic Giolla Bhríde
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 54.71243, -8.71926
- SMR number
- DG080-012002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A subcircular cairn (DG080-012001-) 3.7m in diameter surrounds a cross-inscribed slab (DG080-012002-) sloping to the E. The slab, 1.84m × 0.42m × 0.09m has decoration on its NW face and is perforated, .33m from the top, at the hub of a cross design enclosed in a circle. A stem descends from this circle and expands into a middle circular depression and a lower circular motif which cannot be deciphered due to weathering. The stone which is called Clo 'n Aoineach (The stone of the gathering) is situated in poor land on the floor of Glencolumbkille valley.
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
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.