Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross
Cartron (ballynahinch By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartron (ballynahinch By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.55700, -10.04124
- SMR number
- GA022-012005-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This is one of two plain crosses (see also GA022-012004-), most likely of early Christian date, that was originally located in the graveyard (GA022-012001-). It now in the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin (information from Dr J. Higgins 14 June 2018). (Higgins 1987, ii, pl. 44 B)
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 14 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-inscribed pillarunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.