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Colbinstown, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross, Colbinstown, 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
Colbinstown
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.02838, -6.76080
SMR number
KD032-044015-

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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

One of two possible cross slabs (KD032-044010- and KD032-044015-) recorded by Fitzgerald (1899-1902(f), 161 (K)) in ‘Killeen Cormac’ burial ground (KD032-044----), and described as a ‘green-flag. … Its full length is 5 ft. [c. 1.53m] and it is 2 ft. 4 in. [c. 0.72m] at its broadest part [with] a cross in relief, 16.5 in. [c. 0.42m] long and the same across the arms, with a ring or circle joining them … the workmanship very rude’ (op. cit 160). The slab was not located.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 21 November 2013

References

FitzGerald, Lord W. 1899-1902 Killeen Cormac. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society 3, 148-63.

Nearby in the register

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

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