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Cross - High cross

Castlekeeran, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross - High cross, Castlekeeran, 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
Castlekeeran
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.74075, -6.95403
SMR number
ME016-006002-

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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

Three sandstone high crosses that are rather plain apart from roll mouldings, the base of another, a cross-slab and an ogham stone are displayed in the graveyard (ME016-006007-) of the early monastery of Diseart Chiaran (ME016-006----) (O'Connell 1957). The south cross (H 2.97m; Wth 1.3m) has a shaft (0.49m x 0.37m) on a base (dims at base 1.27m x 0.87m; H c. 0.9m). One end panel, a boss and part of the ring is decorated with interlace. (Harbison 1992, 42)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 6 June, 2014

References

O'Connell, P. 1957 Castle Kieran. Ríocht na Mídhe, 1, 3, 17-33.

Harbison, P. 1992 The high crosses of Ireland: an iconographical and photographic survey, 3 vols. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy. Bonn. Dr. Rudolf Habelt GMBH.

Nearby in the register

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

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