Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Wall monument
Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Elphin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.84518, -8.19066
- SMR number
- RO016-127002-
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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
Placed on the inner face of the S wall of St Mary's Cathedral (RO016-127001-), E of the doorway to the chapter room is a limestone slab (Wth 0.43m; H 0.62m; T 0.08m) commemorating Nathaniel King, dated 1636. Weld (1832, 360) records the inscription as: Here lieth / the body of / Nathaniel / King / 1636
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Weld, I. 1832 Statistical survey of the county Roscommon. Dublin, Royal Dublin Society
Nearby in the register
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Cathedralunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.