Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Ardane, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardane
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.41013, -8.07731
- SMR number
- TS074-010008-
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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 the S sector of an ecclesiastical enclosure (TS074-010----) known as St. Berrihert's Kyle and incorporated in an oval stone enclosure, stepped internally, built by the OPW in 1946 (Ó hÉailidhe 1967, 102). This slab is located in the E sector, on top of the wall. It is described by Ó hÉailidhe (1967, 108) as slab 2A/2B, composed of grey sandstone, this slab tapers (H 0.76m; Wth at top 0.22m; Wth at base 0.18m; T 0.08m). 'It bears a Latin cross, the shaft of which is formed by a narrow panel of double ribbon twist, and each of the short arms of which is formed by an empanelled saltire. The background on either side is filled with an irregular chevron. The reverse side of the slab is decorated with a bordered panel of irregular lattice-pattern' (ibid.).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Ó hÉailidhe, P. 1967 The crosses and slabs at St. Berrihert's Kyle in the Glen of Aherlow. In E. Rynne (ed.), North Munster Studies, 102-126. Limerick. The Thomond Archaeology Society.
Crawford, H.S. 1909 Some early monuments in the Glen of Aherlow. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 39, 62-9.
Crawford, H.S. 1912 A descriptive list of early cross-slabs and pillars. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 42, 217-44.
Nearby in the register
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Inscribed slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.