Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross
Sceilg Mhichíl, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sceilg Mhichíl
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.77233, -10.53748
- SMR number
- KE104A001018-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Shown on 3 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
KE104A-001018- Located close to the E flight of steps, this rough stone cross is cut from the natural rock. H: 1.03m. W: 0.47m. T: 0.12m.
Described in 1996 as 'Located close to the E flight of steps, this rough stone cross is cut from the natural rock. H: 1.03m. W: 0.47m. T: 0.12m)' (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 290, no. 948 (88)). It is just to the NW of another cross (KE104A001019-).
See attached contour plan showing the location of the east steps, taken from Sceilg Mhichíl World Heritage Property Management Plan 2020–30
The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 948. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 3 March 2022
References
O'Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. 1996 The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press.
Nearby in the register
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Stepsunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.