Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross
Glebe (Newcastle By., Newcastle ED), County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe (Newcastle By., Newcastle ED)
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cross
- Coordinates
- 53.30008, -6.50590
- SMR number
- DU020-003003-
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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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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
S of the medieval church (DU020-003002-) is a Latin cross carved from granite and set into a granite base. It narrows from the base to the top. There is a Latin Cross in relief on it's S face and a worn cross-in-circle on N face (dims. H 1.64m, Wth 0.62m, T 0.18m-0.30m; see Swan 1986, 80).
Compiled by Geraldine Stout
References
Swan, D.L. 1986 Newcastle Lyons: the prehistoric and Early Christian periods. In P. O'Sullivan (ed.), Newcastle Lyons: a parish of the Pale, Dublin, 2-4. Dublin. Geography Publications.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.