The North Cross is a National Monuments in State care (National Monument No. 124 / SMR No.TS079-007002-) and is in the ownership of the Minister of State with responsibility for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform (DHLGH). The North Cross is 3.65m high. It comprises three disti
Celtic crosses (visual works) | cross monuments | digital photogrammetry
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The N69 Listowel Bypass project extends from southwest to northeast of the town of Listowel, County Kerry. The scheme is located in Billeragh, Coolnaleen Lower, Coolnaleen Upper, Curraghatoosane, Garryantanvally, Gortcurreen and Islandganniv North townlands. The scheme is 5.95km
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The N69 Listowel Bypass project extends from southwest to northeast of the town of Listowel, County Kerry. The scheme is located in Billeragh, Coolnaleen Lower, Coolnaleen Upper, Curraghatoosane, Garryantanvally, Gortcurreen and Islandganniv North townlands. The scheme is 5.95km
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The N69 Listowel Bypass project extends from southwest to northeast of the town of Listowel, County Kerry. The scheme is located in Billeragh, Coolnaleen Lower, Coolnaleen Upper, Curraghatoosane, Garryantanvally, Gortcurreen and Islandganniv North townlands. The scheme is 5.95km
N69 Listowel Bypass | Archaeological Excavation Report | archaeology
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This is a report on the palaeoenvironmental analysis of samples from a sediment core extracted from the Landscape Wetland, located at the confluence of the Camlin Stream and the River Barrow, Co. Wexford. The core was extracted during pre-construction archaeological assessment of
archaeology | dating (measuring) | palaeoenvironmental analysis
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The N24 Tower Road Junction Improvement Scheme involves widening the existing N24 and construction of a new grade separated junction, including an overbridge, a roundabout and a 0.75 km long link road, to the west of Piltown, Co. Kilkenny. The scheme is located in Belline and Rog
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The N86 Lispole to Ballynasare Lower and Ballygarret to Camp Road Improvement Scheme is Phase 1 of an upgrade of the N86 Tralee to Dingle national secondary road, Co. Kerry. Phase 1 involved realignment of two sections of the N86. The Lispole to Ballynasare Lower section was loca
archaeology | dating (measuring) | Radiocarbon dating dataset
This document contains copies of radiocarbon dating laboratory reports and calibrations of three radiocabon dates from Camlin 7, Rathgaroge 2 and Stokestown 2 that were not included in the versions of the respective final excavation reports uploaded to the TII Digital Heritage Co
archaeology | dating (measuring) | E4105
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A sandstone high cross (w: (cross head max.) 1.16 - (cross shaft) 0.47 x h: 2.86 x d: (cross shaft) 0.35m) stands on a two-tiered base (dims. 1.25m square; H 0.7m). There is a raised heavy rope-like moulding around the edges which terminates at a projecting basal plinth which is
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An irregular-shaped, greenish-coloured cross slab, w: 0.77 x h: 1.72, with a large, three-lined frame enclosing a cross with a circular expansion at the centre and half round expansions at the terminals. The inscription is positioned vertically (in relation to the cross) in a sin
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Sandstone, high cross, w: 2.14 (across arms) x h: 5.20. The South Cross, also called Muiredach’s Cross, is truly monumental and the sculpted biblical scenes are so finely executed that art historian, Roger Stalley (2007), has called the unknown sculptor the 'Muiredach Master' and
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A roughly rectangular stone cross-slab, (w: 0.56 x h: 1.56x d: 0.14m) with a rounded top. The decoration, on the smooth flat surface, is described by Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 314) as, ‘an irregularly shaped panel in two incised lines embracing a Latin cross, which terminates in a
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A stone cross-slab, described by Hamlin (2001, 54) as basalt (w: 0.46 x h: 0.52m). A roughly rectangular slab broken along the base and with a slightly convex surface. It has a ringed cross with three expanded terminals. Vertical and horizontal cracks running through the centre o
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A stone cross-slab, described by Macalister (1949, 120) as micaceous sandstone (w: 0.52 x h: 1.21x d: 0.08m). Described by Hamlin (2001, 56) as a damaged, irregularly shaped rectangular slab bearing an incised ringed cross. The inscription is arranged vertically downwards paralle
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A small, rectangular cross-slab, of limestone (w: 0.34 x h: 0.43x d: 0.06m) decorated with a Greek cross with expanded terminals set within a double circle. The inscription above the cross follows the curve of the circle and reads CETHERNẠ[CH]. Ceithernach ‘member or leader of a
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A subrectangular cross-slab of limestone (w: 0.33 x h: 0.89x d: 0.09m), bearing a broadly grooved Latin cross with a circular centre and semicircular terminals. The inscription is distributed across the four cantons horizontally in two lines. It contains the Roman numeral for ‘7’
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Granite pillar (w: 0.43-0.50 x h: 2.12x d: 0.15-0.18m). The inscription, on the south-east face, is between two large crosses, the upper a Latin cross with terminals expended in seriphs, the lower an equal-armed cross with spiral terminals, enclosed in a circle. The top right-han
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Bronze hand-bell (w: 27.9 x h: 29.8x d: 20.3cm). Known by various names: the Bell of Armagh, Bell of Ballynaback/Ballinabeck (through confusion with another nearby graveyard) and Clog Ban/Beannighte 'blessed bell'. The inscription is arranged horizontally in three lines on the lo
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A black, clay ironstone nodule found inside the supposed tomb of Saint Breccán, approximately w: 0.76 x h: 0.76x d: 0.38cm, almost flat on the underside. A plain cross is carved on the upper side. The inscription is positioned on the stone in a single, circular line around the ed
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A carved stone figure, known as the 'bishop's stone', w: 0.39 x h: 1.05x d: 0.23m. ‘Upon one of its narrow edges, a figure with a grotesque head in relief, closely akin to the famous series on White Island in the same county. The head is intact, but the body has been completely c
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Stone cross-slab, w: 0.91 x h: 1.57x d: 0.11m. A multiple cup-marked/bullaun stone with a ringed cross pattée on the opposite side, enriched with triquetras upon the expansions of the arms, and interlacements (now defaced beyond recovery) in the cantons. The cross is mounted on a
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A stone pillar, of hard greyish Silurian grit. It is slender and four-sided, widening appreciably towards the base (w: 0.16 x h: 0.90x d: 0.15 widening to 0.3m). It has seven small equal-armed crosses with deeply carved bifurcated ends, two on each face except the North face whic
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Fragmentary stone cross-slab (w: 0.29 x h: 0.43m). The first and larger, triangular shaped fragment contains a peripheral portion from the bottom right side of the overall cross slab design. A recently identified second fragment contains the bottom left side of the cross design a
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Stone cross-slab (w: 0.39 x h: 0.66x d: 0.09m). Spanning most of the dressed surface of the slab is a Latin outline cross. It is formed of deep, v-shaped grooves, deepest on the upper and sinister terminals, and are of a similar depth (c. 4 mm) as the formulaic ‘ŌR AR’ inscribed
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