Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - Wayside cross
Kilskeer, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilskeer
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stone Cross
- Coordinates
- 53.68843, -6.98923
- SMR number
- ME023-005002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1811 · 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
Situated at the W side of the SE-NW R154 road from Athboy to Kilskeer, c. 600m SE of the village of Kilskeer and just NW of White Cross Roads. A limestone latin cross (H c. 1m; span c. 0.6m; T c. 0.5m) is set on an octagonal stand, which is sitting on a masonry pier (dims c. 2m N-S x c. 1m E-W; H c. 2m). An inscription in black lettering on white polished marble on the E face of the pier reads: Of your charity / pray for the / soul of / Richard Conwell / who died Nov. 7 1857 / May he rest / in peace / Amen.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 6 May, 2015
Nearby in the register
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.