Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed stone
Ardocheasty, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ardocheasty
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.94866, -7.72559
- SMR number
- WA040-008010-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 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)
- 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · 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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
The floor of St. Declan's Oratory (WA040-008001-) is paved with limestone flags, and a rectangular pit (dims. 2.15m E-W; 0.8m N-S; D 0.95m) set within it is traditionally thought to be the grave of St Declan. Pilgrims removed samples of earth from the pit, where a small cross-inscribed black stone (dims. 5cm x 4cm), known as Dhubheen Deaglain - the little black stone of Declan - was found. This was used as a charm but is now lost. (FitzGerald 1860-1, 51-3)
FitzGerald, E. (1860-1) ‘On Lugud’s leacht, and the “Duivhin Deglain.”’ JRSAI, 6, 47-53.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 17 October, 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.