Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Kyle (clandonagh By.), County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kyle (clandonagh By.)
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.96164, -7.65360
- SMR number
- LA015-023010-
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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
Located in S quadrant of Kyle graveyard (LA015-023002-) a few meters N of a cross-slab (LA015-023009-). Small semi-circular shaped slab (Wth 0.17m; T 0.02m) protruding above surface of graveyard with fragment of inscribed cross with T-shaped terminal partially visible on face of slab. The semi-circular shape of the slab may suggest that this stone was used as a grave marker or simple headstone of post-medieval date with simple cross-inscribed onto face of slab. Alternatively it may be the remains of a cross-slab of Early Christian date.
Attached image uploaded courtesy of Gary Dempsey.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 10 September 2015
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Sarcophagusunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.