Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Kilfree, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilfree
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.97918, -8.54055
- SMR number
- SL044-047003-
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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
In pasture, at the base of a N-facing slope and on top of the W side of a penitential cairn (SL044-047002-). A lozenge-shaped sandstone slab (0.5m x 0.48m; T 0.01m) incised on one face with a triple-lined, equal-armed cross, enclosed in a double incised circle (ext. diam. 0.29m). The arms of the cross appear to extend to the edge of the outer circle. A tiny indentation or cupmark is picked out in the centre of each quadrant of the circle. The central incised line at the top of the cross shaft continues beyond the circle to form the shaft of a small single-line cross enclosed within a circle (diam. 0.12m) intersecting with the outer ring of the double circle. The small cross and circle appear to be executed somewhat more simply than the larger cross. There is a holy well (SL044-047001-) c. 9m to WNW and a cashel (SL044-048001-) at the top of the slope to S.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Attached image:
SL044-047003-_01.JPG
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
Nearby in the register
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy/saint's stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.