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Cross

Clondalkin, County Dublin, Ireland

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

Townland
Clondalkin
County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Cross
Coordinates
53.32208, -6.39450
SMR number
DU017-041003-

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

In SE quadrant of St. John's graveyard to the N of the medieval church fragment (DU017-041002-) stands a low granite cross with damaged head (Ball 1899, 97; Healy 1974, 22). It has a raised ringed cross on the W face, the E face has a raised Latin cross (dims. H 0.78m, max. Wth 0.57m, T 0.18-25m).

Healy, P. 1974 Report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin, Vol. 1. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta.

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Compiled by: Geraldine Stout

Revised by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of revised upload: 17 July 2023

References

Ball, E.F. 1899c Descriptive sketch of Clondalkin, Tallaght and other places in west County Dublin. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 29, 93-108.

Nearby in the register

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

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