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Stone sculpture

Slanecastle Demesne, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Stone sculpture, Slanecastle Demesne, 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
Slanecastle Demesne
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.71748, -6.54316
SMR number
ME019-060011-

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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)
  • 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

A Dundry stone (Wth 0.3-0.6m; H 0.45m) set into the inner face of the W wall of the S range of the College has part of a dragon in relief and is probably part of the original display of the Royal arms of France and England (ME019-060013-) over the doorway in the S range. These were the arms adopted by Edward III (Reign 1327-1377), and the Tudors added a red dragon as a supporter in the late fifteenth century in acknowledgement of their Welsh origin. The Fleming arms (ME019-060012-) might have been the other supporter.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 28 January 2021

Nearby in the register

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

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