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
- SMR number
- GA021-026076-
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The National Monuments Service's description
This cross known only from Wakeman’s drawing of 1839 (Wakeman 1839a), which depicts it standing in an open-ended socketed base, is missing. It has been suggested that the broken cross-base (see GA021-026075-) that was previously placed on the altar in the church (GA021-026014-) is the base depicted (Fisher 2014, 214, no. 59, Fig. 7.10). The cruciform cross had slightly tapering side-arms and an expanded upper arm with a peaked top. The upper part of the shaft was straight but the lower part expanded to fill the socket. (White Marshall and Rourke 2000, 158, no. 34)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 23 November 2015
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.
Wakeman W.F. 1839a Royal Irish Academy, MS 12 T 9 (43-5)
White Marshall, J. and Rourke, G.D. 2000 High Island: an Irish monastery in the Atlantic. Dublin. Town House and Country House.