Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross
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
- 53.54478, -10.26119
- SMR number
- GA021-026071-
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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
Recorded by Fisher (2014, 220-21, no. 51 and no. 52, Fig. 7.8), this cross-base (L 0.58m; Wth 0.47m; T 0.07m) of garnet mica-schist was found in the SE corner of the church enclosure (GA021-026021-) on High Island. It had been reused as a building stone within the enclosure wall. A broken tenon (H 0.1m; Wth 0.15m; T 0.2m) was found in situ in the rectangular socket on the slab. The slab was also pierced by a circular tapering hole, which may have been the upper pivot hole of a doorway and, if this is correct, it is likely that it pre-dates the socket. It is possible that this is the base of cross-slab (GA021-026068-). The base is now in the OPW depot on the island - see GA021-026071- for present location.
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Edited by: Olive Alcock
Date of revised upload: 22 February 2022
References
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.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Clochanunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.