Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Cloonglasny Beg, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonglasny Beg
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cloghnacumirka
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cloghnacumirka
- Coordinates
- 53.85124, -8.03076
- SMR number
- RO017-147----
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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
On a very gentle N-facing slope beside a whitethorn tree. A granite slab (H 0.85m; Wth of base 0.7m; Wth of top 0.4m; T 0.2m) has a latin cross incised (H 0.6m; Wth. of shaft 0.1m; spread of arms 0.36m) on the NE face. (Herity et al. 1997, 116, 018)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Herity, M., Kelly, D. and Mattenberger, U. 1997 List of Early Christian cross-slabs in seven north-western counties. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 127, 89-124.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.