Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Toureen, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toureen
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.40809, -7.99256
- SMR number
- TS075-023044-
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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 at Toureen Peacaun holy well (TS075-023005-) where the stone has been built into the top of the enclosing wall. It is described by Okasha and Forsyth (2001, 281-2) as a small slab (H c. 0.15m; Wth c. 0.19m; T c. 0.09m) and is 'an incomplete slab of irregular shape, broken along its bottom edge. The back of the slab is plain. Incised in the middle of the front face is a linear Latin cross which extends to the broken edge'. It is listed as Toureen Peacaun 35 (ibid.).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.