Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone head
Durrow Demesne, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Durrow Demesne
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.32570, -7.51959
- SMR number
- OF009-005018-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
National Monument No. 313. In the centre of Durrow graveyard (OF009-005009-), a late 18th century church possibly built on the site of a medieval church (OF009-005013-) which according to Davies (ITA Survey 1942) was mainly rebuilt in 1802. The stone head is incorporated into the external face of the W gable of the church above the doorway. The church has been recently conserved by the OPW and now houses the Durrow high cross (OF009-005010-) and some of the cross-slabs (OF009-005015-/020-) that were located in the surrounding graveyard (OF009-005009-).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revision: 22 April 2014
References
Irish Tourist Association. Surveys undertaken in the 1940s for the Irish Tourist Association (now Fáilte Ireland) relating to ‘Natural features, antiquities, historic associations etc.' Extracts from these surveys were copied into the Topographical files of the Office of Public Works and these have been incorporated into the Sites and Monuments Record files (National Monuments Service).
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.