Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross
Knock (inishbofin Par.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knock (inishbofin Par.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61553, -10.18866
- SMR number
- GA009D014013-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in the graveyard (GA009D014002-) associated with the early monastic foundation at the SE end of Inisbofin Island. This is one of two crosses (see also GA009D014012-) recorded by Higgins (1987, ii, 423, no. 129) who described them as plain cruciform-shaped stones possibly of early Christian date.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 15 June 2018
References
Higgins, J.G. 1987 The Early Christian cross slabs, pillar stones and related monuments of County Galway, Ireland, 2 vols. British Archaeological Reports, International Series 375. Oxford.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.