
What is recorded here
On roadside, 430m SSW of Clontuskert Abbey (GA088-001----). Only one piece of the shaft of this limestone cross (Wth 0.22m, H 0.45m), octagonal in section, survives. It stands in a broken rectangular limetone base (L 0.5m, Wth 0.4m, H 0.12m) which has a chamfered edge around the socket. The shaft and base stand on top of a small subcircular earthen mound (E-W 4.8m, N-S 4.4m, H 0.5m).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
A local church or high cross; wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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