Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - Wayside cross
Fore, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fore
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.67960, -7.22495
- SMR number
- WM008-097005-
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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
Wayside cross listed by Crawford (1928, 62) as cross No. 15, the current location of this cross is unknown (Bradley et. al. 1985, 94). Listed by bradley (1985, 94) as Fore 3. This cross was drawn by George Du Noyer in the 19th century and described in 1928 by Crawford as 'The head of a small plain cross with solid ring; 1ft. 9in. (0.52m) across the arms and 5in. (0.12m) thick. It was formerly in the graveyard (WM008-097014-) at St. Mary's Church (WM008-097002-); and is now preserved in St. Fechin's Church (WM008-035003-)' (Crawford 1928, 62, no. 15). It was recorded in 1976 that the cross inside St. Fechin's Church (WM008-035003-) 'is no longer to be seen amongst the stones preserved in the chancel of that church' (SMR file). It has been suggested that this cross was originally located in the townland of Clonageeragh where the base (WM004-010----) of the cross still survives (SMR file).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 23 June 2010
References
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H. 1985 Urban archaeological survey - county Westmeath. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Crawford, H. S. 1928 List of the Wayside Crosses near Fore, County Westmeath. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 58, 57-62.
Nearby in the register
- Memorial stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.