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Mullystaghan, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross, Mullystaghan, County Meath, 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
Mullystaghan
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Stone
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.83440, -6.87130
SMR number
ME005-036001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Vltoniae Orientalis Pars (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: 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

Situated towards the bottom of a NW-facing slope and within the large enclosure (ME005-036----), c. 10m from the field bank and towland boundary with Tullypole at S. It is marked on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as ‘Stone’. This is an upright pillar stone (dims 0.17m x 0.08m; H 0.5m) which has a simple latin cross carved on one face extending the width of the stone and to within 5cm of its top edge (Hicks 1974, 157).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 3 September 2018

References

Hicks, R. 1974 Two cross-inscribed stones. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 104, 157-58.

Nearby in the register

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

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