Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Castleboy (Skreen By., Tara Par.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castleboy (Skreen By., Tara Par.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.58046, -6.61052
- SMR number
- ME031-033086-
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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)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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 church on the Hill of Tara is a limestone cross (H 0.31m; span 0.22m plus), which may have been a finial cross from the medieval parish church (ME031-033071-). It is missing one arm, and has octagonal cross-sections to the stem (dims 14cm x 8cm) and arm (dims 8cm x 8cm). It is decorated with a marigold at the end of its surviving arm.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 9 January, 2015
Nearby in the register
- Stone sculpture (present location)under 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.