Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Taghmon, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Taghmon
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.32334, -6.65575
- SMR number
- WX041-008013-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
Situated on a SE-facing slope within Taghmon town. A granite grave-marker (Corlett 2010, 242) in the graveyard (WX041-008011-) with the remains of Lady's church (WX041-008007-) has a solid ringed head, which is probably influenced in its design by the only physical remnant of St. Munna’s monastery in the base and head of a granite high cross (WX041-008002-) at the probable site of the medieval parish church (WX041-008015-) c. 175m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 20 March, 2013
References
Corlett, C. 2010 'The Taghmon Crosses, Co. Wexford'. In M. Davies, U. Mac Conville & G. Cooney (eds.), A grand gallimaufry collected in honour of Nick Maxwell, 237-42. Dublin. Wordwell.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.