Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone head
Cornalee, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cornalee
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48844, -8.16287
- SMR number
- RO048-001001-
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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 medieval limestone head (H 0.17m; Wth 0.12m; T 0.12m), thought locally to have come from the O'Kelly castle at Cornalee (RO048-001----) was kept at a house in Coolnageer (RO045-168----), but is now in NMI. (Rynne 1966-71)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Rynne, E. 1966-71 Stone head from Curraghboy, Co. Roscommon. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 32, 92-3.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.