Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Burtown Big, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Burtown Big
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.99626, -6.87457
- SMR number
- KD035-030002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In a graveyard (KD035-030001-). An earthfast limestone slab re-used as a later gravemarker (H 0.4m; Wth 0.5m T 6-10cms) has a slightly raised circular ‘boss’ (diam. 0.24m) on its E face on which is inscribed a fine equal-armed cross with expanded triangular terminals.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 17 December 2013
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.