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Cross-slab

Beggerin Island, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cross-slab, Beggerin Island, 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
Beggerin Island
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.36848, -6.40874
SMR number
WX038-004004-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1811 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1811 · 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

A schist stone (H c. 0.9m; max. Wth c. 0.23m; T 6cm) from the church (WX038004001-) at Begerin is now in the Ferns Visitor Centre at Ferns Castle (WX015-003001-). It has a circular head which is damaged. On one face is a cross in relief with a hollow triangular base and incised lines outlining the cross-ring. The other side may have had a Maltese cross in a circle at the crux. Beneath this are two figurative panels. The upper is badly worn but has three figures. The lower has a single horseman. A ninth century date and a Cornish influence is suggested for this stone (Harbison 1988, 63-6).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 6 June, 2012

References

Harbison, P. 1988 “Exotic” ninth- to tenth-century cross-decorated stones from Clonmore, Co. Carlow and Begerin, Co. Wexford. In G. Mac Niocaill and P.P. Wallace (eds), Keimelia: studies in medieval archaeology and history in memory of Tom Delaney, 59-66. Galway University Press.

Nearby in the register

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

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