Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Armorial plaque (present location)
Athlone And Bigmeadow, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Athlone And Bigmeadow
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.42296, -7.94266
- SMR number
- WM029-042039-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Unidentified Heraldic Plaque. Seventeenth century. Currently on display in Athlone Castle Museum. Rectangular limestone plaque with heater-shaped shield and mantling similar to WM029-047----. Removed from Hogan's on the S side of Church Street. Engrailed shield with a bend sinister and a lion rampart overall. The family have not been identified but it could be either Gray, Lloyd, Price or Grace. Dims. H 0.5m, Wth 0.46m, T 0.16m (Bradley et. al. 1985, 28). According to the information panel in the museum this armorial plaque was erected by a member of the Jones family in the 17th century. The plaque was recovered from the external wall of premises in Church Street which was the residence of the Jones family.
Compiled by: Rachel Barrett and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 30 October 2013
References
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H. 1985 Urban archaeological survey - county Westmeath. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Armorial plaque (present location)under 1 mi
- Cross-slab (present location)under 1 mi
- Cross-slab (present location)under 1 mi
- Cross-slab (present location)under 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.