Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab (present location)
Rosenallis, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rosenallis
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.13525, -7.40865
- SMR number
- LA003-025----
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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
Three Early Christian cross-slabs (LA003-025/001/002-) decorated with incised and false relief geometrical designs. One slab has face-like features. Originally located in Rearymore church (LA003:003001-). Now in the sacristy of the R.C. church in Rosenallis.
Described as slab 1 by Leask in 1938 as a 'Slab 2 ft. by 6 ins. By 1 ft. 4 ins. The designs are a double zig-zag broder on longsides; snake pattern at top, three-fold concentric circle; triple median line; lozenges to left of same zig-zag to right, and two single border lines' (Leask 1938, 109). (LA003-003003-)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slab (present location)under 1 mi
- Cross-slab (present location)under 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.