Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crucifixion plaque
Castlegar East, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlegar East
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.41533, -8.31611
- SMR number
- GA061-023002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
This crucifixion plaque (H 0.6m; Wth 0.44m; T 0.15m) has been placed against the external face of the enclosing wall of the holy well (GA061-023) at NE. It bears the figure of Christ on the cross and symbols of the Passion, including a ladder, hammer and pincers, are also visible. A narrow border runs around all four sides of it. It dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century (pers. comm. J. Higgins).
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 24 March 2020
The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 467.
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.