Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveslab
Cartron Or Old Glebe, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cartron Or Old Glebe
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.70245, -8.10793
- SMR number
- RO036-012004-
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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
A graveslab (dims 2.1m x 0.65-0.83m) which has a low relief carving of a cross with fluer-de-lis terminals commemorating Una Dowel with the date 1676 is in the graveyard (RO036-012003-) of Kilgefin church (RO036-012001-). (Corlett 1998, 137-8; Siggins 1996b).
See attached image.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Corlett, C. 1998 Three new cross-slabs and a Romanesque lintel from county Roscommon. Journal of the Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society 7, 137-8.
Siggins, A. 1996b Slab from Kilgriffen. Journal of the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society, vol. 6, 122.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.