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At a glance
- TypeCross - High cross
- Recorded sizevisible H 3.2m; breadth of arms 0.7m; T 0.2m; W of shaft 0.42-0.49m
- StatusNational Monument
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Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description
On a slight rise in a level landscape. A latin cross composed of a single piece of sandstone (visible H 3.2m; breadth of arms 0.7m; T 0.2m; Wth of shaft 0.42-0.49m) with a boss at the junction of the arms on the E and W faces widens out at the base (Wth of shaft 0.67m) and was supported in a shallow socket in the bedrock by stone wedges when it was excavated (Sweetman 1981-2) and straightened (total H 3.9m).
Full archaeological record 106 words
On a slight rise in a level landscape. A latin cross composed of a single piece of sandstone (visible H 3.2m; breadth of arms 0.7m; T 0.2m; Wth of shaft 0.42-0.49m) with a boss at the junction of the arms on the E and W faces widens out at the base (Wth of shaft 0.67m) and was supported in a shallow socket in the bedrock by stone wedges when it was excavated (Sweetman 1981-2) and straightened (total H 3.9m). Cloonshanville abbey (RO-015-03001-) is c. 300m to the NE. (Crawford 1907, 214-5; Harbison 1992, vol. 1, 59)
This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 608
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Michael Moore · Updated 24 August 2010. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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