Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - High cross
Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castledermot
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cross
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cross
- Coordinates
- 52.91018, -6.83505
- SMR number
- KD040-002010-
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
National Monument No. 471. South cross: A tenth century granite ringed cross with a pyramidal base. There are figured and ornamental panels (base dims. 0.99m x 0.92m; H. 69cm; shaft dims. H. 268cm; 0.38m x 0.23m). (Bradley et al. 1986, vol. 2, 100-01) Harbison 1992, 37-39: Figs. 105-111.
Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 8 September 2016
References
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1986 Urban Archaeological Survey - County Kildare (4 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Harbison, P. 1992 The high crosses of Ireland: an iconographical and photographic survey, 3 vols. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy. Bonn. Dr. Rudolf Habelt GMBH.
Nearby in the register
- Holed stoneunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.