Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Bansha West, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bansha West
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.44775, -8.06315
- SMR number
- TS067-064003-
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
The graveyard (TS067-064001-) is situated immediately E of the main road through Bansha. The Ara River flows due SE to the N. On the S side of the large sub-rectangular graveyard there is an Early Christian red sandstone cross-slab (dims. Basal width 0.32m; top width 0.21m; T 0.11m; H above ground 0.37m) embedded upright into the ground. The cross is incised, the horizontal arms are longer than the vertical arms. The upper vertical arm has a perpendicular bar terminal while the other arms have simple expanded terminal, almost thumb shaped. Towards the top of slab there are two angled incised lines which rise from the edge of the slab towards the centre but stop short of meeting. Below the centre point there is a short incised vertical line with a thumb shaped expanded terminal at its base. The decorated face of the stone is facing NE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.