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Cross-inscribed stone

Tailtin, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross-inscribed stone, Tailtin, 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
Tailtin
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.70008, -6.78152
SMR number
ME017-031003-

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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)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

Inside the NW angle of the graveyard (ME017-031001-)at Teltown is a damaged headstone(dims 0.7m; H 0.4m) with a cross (H 0.35m; span c. 0.35m) that has expanded terminals crudely inscribed on its W face. (Eogan 2006, 20-1)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 28 January, 2016

References

Eogan, G. 2006 Some archaeological sites at Tailteann and environs, Co. Meath (with Appendix by Patricia Ryan on the Donaghpatrick Scartch Dial) Ríocht na Mídhe 17, 16-31.

Nearby in the register

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

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