Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - High cross
Laughanstown, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Laughanstown
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cross
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cross
- Coordinates
- 53.24715, -6.15355
- SMR number
- DU026-023004-
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Shown on 4 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 high cross stands c.85m W of Tully Church (DU026-023001-) in a field. It is formed from carved granite (H 2.2m) and has expanded terminals. The E face contains the carving of a figure with a full length garment, both hands bent at the elbow and holding a crozier. The W face contains a very weathered carving of a face with a pointed chin. This face is framed by a roll-moulding that extends down the full length of the shaft. This cross may date to the 12th century. When recorded in 1901 the cross was upright in the field (photo in O'Reilly 1901, 251) but was subsequently set into one of two boulders that stood beside it; this boulder is carved with a small cross (Wakeman 1891, 700; Anon. 1900, 181-183, 185, 193; Corlett 2014, 100-103).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Paul Walsh
Revised date of upload: 20 May 2015
References
Anon. 1890-91 Proceedings Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 21, 116, 179-97.
Wakeman, W.F. 1891b Primitive churches in county Dublin. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 21, 697-702.
Corlett, C. 2014 Some cursus monuments in South Leinster. Archaeology Ireland 28, (2), 20-25.
Nearby in the register
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.