Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Fuerty, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fuerty
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.61014, -8.26910
- SMR number
- RO039-063009-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 grave-marker (H 0.82m; max. Wth c. 0.57m; T 0.1m) in the graveyard (RO039-063002-) has a simple incised Greek cross (H 16cm; Wth 18.5cm) (Herity et al. 1997, 117, 033; Corlett 1998, 137).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 13 October 2014
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.
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.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.