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Raheenaclonagh, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross, Raheenaclonagh, County Wexford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Raheenaclonagh
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.37551, -6.77474
SMR number
WX035-097002-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a NE-facing slope on the NE-SW spine of Carrickbyrne Hill, and accessed from the NW-SE road to the NE by a gap (Wth c. 1.2m) between upright stones (dims. 0.6m x 0.1-0.3m; H 1.05m). The area had been known locally to have a mass-rock (WX035-097001-) but was overgrown until 2000 AD when the owner and others cleared it(http://www.newbawnns.info/ringsofred/churches.htm accessed on 30-10-2012), and a granite cross (H 0.9m; Wth 0.7m; T 0.15m at the base to 1cm at the top), crudely designed as arcs connecting the extremities (Wth 0.17-0.21m), was discovered c. 5m to the SW of the mass-rock. Mass is said annually at the mass-rock around the August holiday week-end. A building at the roadside (WX035-097003-) is regarded locally as a hedge-school and was conserved at the same time.

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Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 31 October, 2012

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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