Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Spunkane, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Spunkane
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cloghanaffrin
- Coordinates
- 51.84282, -10.16168
- SMR number
- KE098-008----
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Shown on 4 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
Cloghanaffrin/Cloch an Aifrinn: Located in rough pasture, in a commanding position close to the Spunkane-Termons townland boundary, this upright cross-inscribed stone overlooks Lough Currane to S and Ballinskelligs Bay to W. Widening at the top, the trapezoidal slab stands .98m high and measures .27m x .12m at base; NE-SW. The better preserved SE face bears a grooved Latin cross with broad triangular expansions at its terminals. A similar, though smaller, cross occurs on the other face. The OSNB records that in former times Mass was celebrated here (Drummod, 3).
The above description is derived from O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. (compilers) 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University press. (1996), no. 970. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 13 June 2013
Nearby in the register
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Rock artunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.