Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross
Johnstown (Cadamstown ED), County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Johnstown (Cadamstown ED)
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Base of Cross
- Coordinates
- 53.40139, -6.85798
- SMR number
- KD004-001----
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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)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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
Stands at a T-junction at the SW end of Johnstown Bridge village. Fitzgerald (1891-5, 207) states that it was dug up in the neighbourhood c. 1830 and erected as a commemorative 'suppression' cross, while O'Leary (1896-9, 135-8) suggests that it originated at a church dedicated to St Fionntan at Clonagh Td (KD003-0020----) c. 1.5 miles to the WSW. A pyramidal limestone cross-base (H 0.46m; Wth 0.57m) has a later, 19th century, cherub carved in relief on one face, and carries a small cross in the mortice on its upper surface, on which 'IHS 1412' is carved. It has been placed on a tall column (H 2.2m; Wth 0.6m) of well-dressed limestone blocks.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Armorial plaque (present location)under 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.