Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-slab
Clonaltra West, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonaltra West
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.35715, -7.78468
- SMR number
- WM036-042007-
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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
Fragment of possible Early Christian cross-slab standing in group of trees containing bullaun stone and fragment of a second cross-slab (WM036-042002-) in N quadrant of ecclesiastical enclosure (WM036-042004-) at Clonaltra West. The interior of the enclosure is depicted as a graveyard (WM036-042006-) on the OS 6-inch map and local tradition records that this graveyard was also used as a children's burial ground (WM036-042008-). Site of holy well (WM036-042005-) 290m to W. Fragment consists of a portion of a slab (Dims. 0.2m x 0.16m x T 0.05m) decorated with the curving arc of a double outlined circle with curving arc of line inside double circle.
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 08 August 2014
Nearby in the register
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.