Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Knocklong East, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocklong East
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.42849, -8.40760
- SMR number
- LI041-004009-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Rectangular shaped cross-inscribed stone (dims. 0.6m H x 0.35m Wth x 0.16m T) standing immediately inside wall footings of S wall in centre of medieval church site of Knocklong. The top of the stone has been broken off. The E face of the stone has an inscribed Latin Cross with forked terminals to the arms of the cross.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 20 June 2019
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 343/14 and 16 on 05/01/2003.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.