Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
High Island, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- High Island
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.54479, -10.26119
- SMR number
- GA021-026034-
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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
In the SE end of the graveyard (GA021-026026-) on High Island. Recorded by Fisher (2014, 201-3, no. 3, Fig. 7.1), this is one three decorated garnet mica-schist cross-slabs (see also GA021-026033- and GA021-026035-) associated with a pseudo grave, Grave 2. Irregular and roughly tapered in shape (L 1.19m; Wth 0.59m; T 0.04m), it was found lying recumbent on the grave and broken in three places. A central double band in low relief encloses two central roundels, each of which is linked to three large D-shaped terminals. Decorative motifs are evident in the three upper terminals but the three lower ones do not appear to be ornamented. The uppermost terminal is angled to match the oblique edge of the slab. (White Marshall and Rourke 2000, 148, no. 15)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 18 November 2015
References
White Marshall, J. and Rourke, G.D. 2000 High Island: an Irish monastery in the Atlantic. Dublin. Town House and Country House.
Fisher, I. (revised by Scally, G. and Maddern, C.) 2014 Catalogue of cross-slabs. In G. Scally, High Island (Ardoileán), Co. Galway: Excavation of an early medieval monastery. Archaeological Monograph Series 10. Dublin. The Stationery Office.
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