Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.34293, -6.27169
- SMR number
- DU018-020126-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
American Geographical Society Library, UW-MilwaukeeLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The Friends of Medieval Dublin Map (1978) shows the site of a cross at the junction of Christ Church Place and High Street. This was the principal place for the reading of proclamations and public announcements (Gilbert 1854-9, 1, 213-6; FMD map (1978, 05). It is shown on Speed's map of 1610 (Gillespie,1973, 33). A drawing from 1784 shows a square shaft, crowned by a small cross and set on a circular base or plinth, which in turn stands on a set of three octagonal steps. Panels on the shaft contain scenes of the Crucifixion, Descent from the cross and the Passion (Crawford 1911,391-3). There is no visible surface trace.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 23 November 2012
References
Gillespie, Rev. M.H.P. 1973 Uppercourt Manor. Old Kilkenny Review 25, 42-7.
Crawford 1911 The market cross of Dublin. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 41, 391-3.
Gilbert, J.T. 1854-9 (Reprint 1978) A history of the city of Dublin, 3 vols. Dublin. Gill and Macmillan.
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- House - 16th/17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.