Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - High cross
Eoghanacht, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Eoghanacht
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.14644, -9.77703
- SMR number
- GA110-023011-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Within a small, possibly modern, drystone enclosure c. 80m to the NE of Teampall Bhreacáin (GA110-001001-). Known as the North Cross, what survives are ten fragments of a ringed and cusped limestone cross (Wth 0.45-0.8m, T 0.1-0.2m) that originally stood c. 4.2m in height. Decoration includes a possible crucifixion scene on E face along with knotwork and fret patterns on shaft. (Waddell 1981; Crawford 1918, 177)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Updated by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 9 March 2016
References
Waddell, J. 1981 An unpublished high cross on Aran, Co. Galway. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 111, 29-35.
Crawford, H.S. 1907 A descriptive list of early Irish crosses. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 37, 187-239; 43, 151-69, 261-65, 326-34.
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.