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
- RO056-007012-
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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 four recorded slabs (Macalister 1912, fig. 2; Macalister 1945, vol. 2, 18-19, Nos 556-8; Crawford 1913, 160 b-d; Stokes 1872, Pl. 43, Fig. 109) are not present (Herity et al. 1997, 115-6).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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.
Macalister, R.A.S. 1912 Some cross-slabs in the neighbourhood of Athlone. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 42, 27-31.
Macalister, R.A.S. 1945 Corpus inscriptionum insularum celticarum. Dublin. Stationery Office.
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.
Stokes, M. (ed.) 1872 Christian inscriptions in the Irish language, chiefly collected and drawn by George Petrie L.L.D., 2 vols. Dublin. The Royal Historical and Archaeological Society of Ireland.
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.