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Cross-slab

Ballypheasan, County Roscommon, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross-slab, Ballypheasan, County Roscommon, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballypheasan
County
Roscommon
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.62895, -8.19081
SMR number
RO039-043016-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

A broken cross-slab (dims 1m x 0.7m; max. T 0.13m) decorated with the stem of a cross and traces of a ring also has a panel of interlace and roundels at the edge of the stone. It was found in St Comán's graveyard (RO039-043007-) (Siggins 1996a), and is now displayed against the S wall of St. Comán's Church of Ireland church.

See the attached image taken c. 2003 before it was moved to its present position.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of amended upload: 17 October 2013

References

Siggins, A. 1996a Romanesque graveslab from Roscommon town. Journal of the County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society 6, 11.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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