Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Rosenallis, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rosenallis
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.13610, -7.40686
- SMR number
- LA003-016006-
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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
Cross-slab found at St. Mary's Church, Rosenallis in October of 1991 during clean up scheme in graveyard (LA003-016009-), which has since been removed and is now housed in the National Museum of Ireland. The small sandstone slab is roughly cross-shaped with a pointed head and short arms protruding from the slab to form a crude cross-form. Both sides of the slab are decorated. On one side of the slab there is a double-line incised circle within which there is a cross-of-arcs forming a marigold pattern or a six-pointed star. On the other side of the slab there is a crude cross with T-shaped terminals carved in false relief.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Sheela-na-gigunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.