What is recorded here
Situated in the Diamond, original location is believed to have been close to the round tower (MO011-010002-). Composed of two separate parts which didn't originally belong together. Depictions of Adam and Eve and the Sacrifice of Isaac and Daniel in the Den of Lions on W face while E face displays illustrations of the Adoration of the Magi, the Marriage Feast of Cana, the Multiplication of the Loves and Fishes and the Crucifixion. The two sides are decorated with geometric designs and bosses. (Harbison 1992, 45-7; Nos 48/49; figs 126-7)
This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 112
See the attached views _1 from SE; _2 from NW; _3 Christ in Glory on the S face; _4 Daniel in the Lion's den
Date of upload: 14 April 2011
Situated in the Diamond, original location is believed to have been close to the round tower (MO011-010002-). Composed of two separate parts which didn't originally belong together. Depictions of Adam and Eve and the Sacrifice of Isaac and Daniel in the Den of Lions on W face while E face displays illustrations of the Adoration of the Magi, the Marriage Feast of Cana, the Multiplication of the Loves and Fishes…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO011-010005
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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