Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone head
Town Parks (kells Upper By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Town Parks (kells Upper By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.72774, -6.87967
- SMR number
- ME017-044020-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
From Bradley and King (1985, 1, 81) Stone heads Late 16th / 17th century. These are on the S wall of the church tower. O’Connell (1960, 22) says that these were found when the present church was being built. All are on square plaques of limestone. (a) Round face with short hair under a flat cap (Wth c. 0.46m). (b) Bishop with an elaborately embroidered mitre worn over short cropped hair with amice around the neck. (dims c. 0.3m). (C) Woman wearing a flat cap over short cropped hair (Wth c. 0.26m).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 2 July, 2014
References
Bradley, J. and King, H.A. 1985 Urban archaeological survey - county Meath. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
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