Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Cloonburren, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonburren
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.31368, -8.05183
- SMR number
- RO056-007010-
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
An almost complete cross-slab (RO056-007003-) and fragments of nine others are displayed in the graveyard, but three recorded slabs are not present. This lost slab was described (Crawford, 1913, 160, c) as '11 by 5.5 inches (c. 28cm x 14cm) showing the corner of a square panel contining an encircled cross or four-pointed star formed of circular arcs.' (Herity et al. 1997, 115, 015, Cloonburren 12)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 20 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.
Crawford, H.S. 1913 A descriptive list of early cross-slabs and pillars. (cont.) Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 43, 151-69, 261-5, 326-34.
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Cross - Wayside cross (present location)under 1 mi
- Cross (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.