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Cross - High cross

County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross - High cross, County Dublin, 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

County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Stone Cross
Coordinates
53.38729, -6.29909
SMR number
DU014-066010-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · 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

Since 1806 a high cross has stood inside the entrance to the graveyard on a square plinth with roll moulding. It originally stood N of the village at Watery Lane (Anon 1833, 84-5). It is a ringed granite cross (H 2.16m, Wth 1.55m, T 0.27m. ). The E face has two raised ribs forming the outer ring, with an outline of a cross in relief and a roundel in the centre (Harbison 1992, 90). Traces of decoration on the arms continue onto the shaft, the S side contains animal-like features under the arm and onto the shaft. The N side has extenuated S spirals and under the arm a diamond shape, the W face bears a cross and a ring in high relief .
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Anon. 1833a Atheare Castle. Dublin Penny Journal 1, xx.

Anon. 1833b Illustrations of Irish topography. Irish Penny Magazine, July 6th, No. 27, 1, 209-11.

Harbison, P. 1992 The high crosses of Ireland: an iconographical and photographic survey, 3 vols. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy. Bonn. Dr. Rudolf Habelt GMBH.

Anon. 1833 Athcarne Castle Dublin Penny Journal Vol. 1, No. 28, 217-8.

Nearby in the register

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

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