Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - High cross
Ballinatray Lower, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinatray Lower
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stone Cross
- Coordinates
- 52.64875, -6.23972
- SMR number
- WX012-006----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on the outer edge of a wooded shelf overlooking the W-E Owenavorragh Stream, which is c. 70m to the N, and c. 1km from the sea-shore. A stone patio with benches is laid out around it, and paths lead through the wood to it from a carpark to the E. This is a shale Latin cross (H 2.25m; T 0.15m) with one broken arm (Wth 1.03m). There is an incised cross in a circle (diam. 0.46m) at the intersection of the arms on both faces. (deVal 1970, 25; Ranson 1948, 102-03; Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 23)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 13 April, 2012.
References
Ranson, Rev. J. 1948 Ancient crosses in the barony of Ballaghkeen. The Past, vol. 4, 97-107.
Harbison, P. 1992 The high crosses of Ireland: an iconographical and photographic survey, 3 vols. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy. Bonn. Dr. Rudolf Habelt GMBH.
De Val, S. 1970 The high crosses of Ireland. Journal of the Wexford Historical Society, vol. 3, 21-5.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveyard1 mi
- Church1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassified1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.