Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed stone (present location)
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.34018, -6.25499
- SMR number
- DU018-172----
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American Geographical Society Library, UW-MilwaukeeLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library
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
A re-used saddle quern with a design, similar to that on the base of the Marigold stone at Carndonagh, was dug up c. 1900 on Inishtrahul Island, Co. Donegal (see DG002A003----) and was transferred to the National Museum of Ireland (JRSAI 1961, 90). According to a letter from the NMI the cross-inscribed stone was acquired by the museum in 1959. 'It is described as a reused saddle quern found 8' (inches) below the surface of the earth while excavating foundations for a fog station on the island (c.1900). The design seems to represent a flabellum as e.g. on one of the Carndonagh stones and could be anything from 7th-9th century' (NMI Correspondence files 1981).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 15 April 2013
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