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Cross-inscribed stone

Cloone (Mohill By.), County Leitrim, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross-inscribed stone, Cloone, County Leitrim, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cloone (Mohill By.)
County
Leitrim
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.94798, -7.78590
SMR number
LE033-006013-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

There are four cross-inscribed stones in the graveyard at the site of the early church and close to the cross-base. This slab (dims 0.47m x 0.04-0.06mm; H 0.41m) has a vertical line (L 0.24m) with three cross-bars (L 0.006-0.008m) incised in its E face beside the letter ‘G’. (Herity et al. 1997, 105, 004)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 6 December, 2019

References

Herity, M., Kelly, D. and Mattenberger, U. 1997 List of Early Christian cross-slabs in seven north-western counties. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 127, 89-124.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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