Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross - Wayside cross
Middletown (ballaghkeen By., Ardamine Ed), County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Middletown (ballaghkeen By., Ardamine Ed)
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Stone Cross
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stone Cross
- Coordinates
- 52.63116, -6.23107
- SMR number
- WX012-009002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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 highest point of the sand-dunes in the vicinity, with the sea-shore c. 150m to the E. A plain Latin cross (H 1.2m; Wth 0.72m; T 0.12-0.16m), probably 17th century in date, is now set up over a grave in St Mary's graveyard. It has a slightly expanded base but no decoration. The site of Ardamine church (WX012-009003-) is c. 120m to the N, and the motte and bailey (WX012-010----) is c. 15m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 13 April, 2012
Nearby in the register
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.