Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Cloontuskert, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloontuskert
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.69822, -8.01358
- SMR number
- RO037-001007-
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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)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (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
An early ecclesiastical site, traditionally founded by St Faithlec. Situated on low-lying ground close to the River Shannon, at the S end of an oval graveyard (RO037-001002-) are the remains of a church (RO037-001001-) and several cross-inscribed slabs.
At least seventeen stones with inscribed crosses have been recorded, but some of these are missing. Five have been recorded by Fanning and O'hEailidhe (1980, 10, 13-15), one of which is now missing. Two others were recorded by Siggins (1988, 56-7), and six other simpler cross-inscribed stones by Herity (et al. 1997, 116-7). Other stones have since come to light, and the displayed stones are set in the walls of an altar enclosure at the W edge of the graveyard. In all six cross-slabs and eleven other cross-inscribed stones have been recorded. There are also numerous architectural fragments (RO037-001017-) from a high medieval church on display as well as decorative pieces from an earlier structure.
This is a fragment (H 0.34m plus) which had part of a Greek cross in a circle (Fanning and O'hEailidhe 1980, 15, No. 16), which is no longer present (Herity 1997, No. 032, Clontuskert 13).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 3 November, 2014
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Decorated stoneunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.