Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed pillar
Mothel, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mothel
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Cloghnacomirca
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cloch na Coimirce
- Coordinates
- 52.29752, -7.41781
- SMR number
- WA007-011----
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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
Situated on a W-facing slope c. 50m S of the graveyard of Mothel Abbey (WA007-010001-), and at the entrance to a farmyard. A slightly tapering Old Red Sandstone pillar (H 1.2m; dims. of top 0.23m x 0.23m) has a socket (dims. 12cm x 11cm; D 11cm) on top and slight traces of an incised cross with hollow angles on one face. (Power 1897c, 117)
Power, P (1897c) Notes and queries - Cross inscribed pillar stone at Mothel. WAJ 3, 117.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 01 November 2010
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Tomb - chest tombunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.