Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Kilbeg Upper, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbeg Upper
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.78033, -6.82206
- SMR number
- ME011-020002-
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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
Located in the graveyard of Kilbeg parish church (ME012-020----). This is a sandstone cross-slab (dims 0.46m x 0.13m; H 1.08m) with a ringed cross in relief occupying its E face. The design is composed of raised double lines (Wth of shaft, arms 11-12cm) with the double lines of the ring (ext. diam. 0.26m; int. diam. 0.16m) connecting the arms and shaft.
See the attached image.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 30 July, 2014
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Sundialunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.