Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed pillar
Cottlestown, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cottlestown
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.18333, -9.08079
- SMR number
- SL022-010003-
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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
Situated on a WSW-facing slope in poor pasture. Large D-shaped area (SL022-010001-). In the SE quadrant is a slightly raised subrectangular area (dims. 26m NW-SE; 21m NE-SW) enclosed by the largely grassed-over remains of a low wall of stone and earth (H 0.1m - 0.35m). In its NW corner, within a hollow, is a tall, rectangular pillar stone (H 1.62m; dims. 0.21m x 0.18m). A small Maltese cross is inscribed in the upper portion of its SW face. Also within this sub-enclosure are numerous low upright stones which presumably mark burials (SL022-010002-).
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.