Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed stone (present location)
Kilteel Upper, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilteel Upper
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.23193, -6.52446
- SMR number
- KD020-007013-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
An encircled (diam. 0.16m) cross-inscribed stone (dims. L 0.55m x 0.3m H) found during conservation work incorporated into the internal face of the S wall of the extended nave of Kilteel church (KD020-007002-) (Manning 1981-82, 191). Manning (ibid. 208-9) suggested that this cross-inscribed stone may have served as a consecration cross locate above the lintelled W doorway of the earliest stone church.
See attached drawing of inner face of S wall of nave of church taken from Manning 1981-2
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 31 October 2019
References
Manning, C. 1981-2 Excavation at Kilteel Church, Co. Kildare. Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society 16, 173-229.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.