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Cross in Emlagh (castlereagh By., Castlereagh Ed)

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Cross in Emlagh (castlereagh By., Castlereagh Ed) is a cross in Emlagh (castlereagh By., Castlereagh Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. The graveyard was destroyed in 1837 by the construction of a NW-SE roadway, leaving no visible structure behind. The cross base is almost buried in the N road bank, while other fragments stand on a plinth in the field to the NE.
Situated on the crest of a low NW-SE drumlin ridge. The graveyard (RO027-034002-) was destroyed in 1837 by the construction of a NW-SE roadway (Hayward 1955, 212) and nothing of it remains, but the base of a cross (dims 0.48m x 0.3m; H 0.3m) is almost buried in the N road bank and other cross fragments from the graveyard are set up on a plinth in the field to the NE. This is a National Monument in state guardianship: No. 397 Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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