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Cross - High cross

St. Patricksrock, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross - High cross, St. Patricksrock, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
St. Patricksrock
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.51973, -7.89057
SMR number
TS061-025062-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Housed in the vaulted undercroft of the college of the Vicars Choral (TS061-025005-). Portion of a high cross base was uncovered by the OPW in 1991 during the removal of an 18th-century wall linking the NE angle of Cormac's chapel (TS061-025001-) and the chancel of the Cathedral (TS061-025003-). The sandstone fragment (dims. Wth 0.73m; H 0.38m; D 0.12m) appears to have been split from the original base leaving a rough, hollow face. An original external face survives intact, the vertical sides of which incline upwards at slightly different angles. It contains a rectangular panel of interlinked spiral circles with a possible figure at the right-hand it and is framed by a rounded moulding. The two side faces, though badly damaged and incomplete, have evidence of decoration, one side bearing an interlace pattern while that on the other side is indiscernible. Harbison (1993. 1-20) has argued on stylistic and historical evidence for a 9th-century date for this cross base. (Harbison 1993, 1-20).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 05 August 2014

References

Harbison, P. 1993 A high cross base from the Rock of Cashel and a historical reconsideration of the 'Ahenny Group' of crosses. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 93c, 1-20.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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