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Cross-inscribed stone

Killeen (Ardagh By.), County Longford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross-inscribed stone, Killeen, County Longford, 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
Killeen (Ardagh By.)
County
Longford
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.64008, -7.61762
SMR number
LF020-033003-

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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

Originally located within the SE quadrant of a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (LF020-033----). Crawford (1913, 326; 1926, 125) recorded a cross-inscribed stone at the base of a low mound of stones within the enclosure. The stone (H 0.90m; Wth 0.42m; T 0.25m) was originally rectangular in plan. On one face are two incised Greek crosses within incised circles, which are connected by a linear bar. Both crosses and the bar are defined by incised bands. Now in the National Museum of Ireland (see DU018-182----). (English 1971, 147)

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan, Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 6 June 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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