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Inscribed stone

Portersgate, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Inscribed stone, Portersgate, 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
Portersgate
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.15745, -6.89424
SMR number
WX049-016002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

A small limestone plaque (Wth 0.53m; H 0.12m) is built into the wall of a nearby house at the gateway (WX049-016----) and, although damaged, has the incised inscription ‘Loftus Hall Esq 1680’. According to Walsh (1972, 7) this was part of an inscription that read in full ‘Henry Loftus of Loftus Hall, Esq. 1680’, which ran from one pier to the other. It might relate to a redevelopment of Redmond Hall (WX054-002----), c. 1.5km to the SW, that could have taken place c. 1700. (Hore 1900-11, vol. 4, 372; Colfer 1978, 52-3)

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 5 January, 2014

References

Walsh, T. P. 1972 The history of Loftus Hall. Journal of the Wexford Historical Society, vol. 4, 3-12

Colfer, B. 1978 The promontory of Hook. Wexford, Author

Nearby in the register

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

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