Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - Wayside cross
Gortaphuill (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortaphuill (athlone North By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Standing Stone
- Coordinates
- 53.47571, -8.18525
- SMR number
- RO047-026----
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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 the summit of Fair Hill, which is a prominent rise on a NNW-SSE esker ridge. Limestone shaft with chamfered angles (dims 0.36m x 0.28m; H 1.55m) facing E and W but lacking decoration or inscription. It is set into a limestone base (dims. 1m x 0.8m; H 0.35m) with chamfered upper edges. The base is surrounded by the remains of a rectangular stone setting (dims c. 2m x c. 2m). Rath (RO047-027----) is c. 150m to the N, and moated site (RO047-028----) is c. 180m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.