Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cross-inscribed stone
Portersgate, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Portersgate
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.15146, -6.88942
- SMR number
- WX054-003003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 granite cross (H 0. 0.39m; Wth 0.32m) with a square cross-section (dims 0.1m x 0.1m) was moved c. 1900 from St. Brecaun’s church (WX054-003002-) to the graveyard (WX054-009002-) at Churchtown (Colfer 1978, 13-4). On one face is an incised cross (H 0.21m; Wth 0.11m) with expanded terminals. This cross (WX054-009004-) is probably 18th century in date and is now incorporated in a later memorial, but it is the only physical evidence of a graveyard at St. Brecaun’s church.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 31 March, 2014
References
Colfer, B. 1978 The promontory of Hook. Wexford, Author
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.