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Cross-slab

Ballymore Eustace East (Ballymore Eustace ED), County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross-slab, Ballymore Eustace East, County Kildare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballymore Eustace East (Ballymore Eustace ED)
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Stone Crosses
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.13145, -6.60671
SMR number
KD029-011009-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

According to Bradley et al. (1986, vol. 1, 79) it stands in a graveyard (KD029-011004-), to W of a 19th-century church. A tapering granite slab (H 1.03m; Wth 0.47-0.67m; T 0.19m) bears an incised cross with expanded arms, and is probably pre-1200 in date. (Corlett 2003, 87, 88, 106, Slab 1)

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 30 August 2013

References

Corlett, C. 2003, The Hollywood Slabs – some late medieval grave slabs from west Wicklow and neighbouring Counties, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 133, 86-110.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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