Cross in Portloman, County Westmeath

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What is recorded here

Described in 1980 as 'Almost 6m west of the west wall of the ruin (WM011-145----) is a small broken cross (H 0.9m; Wth c. 0.22m; T 0.12m) with a solid ring. The cross is of limestone and bears no inscription. The workmanship suggests a late medieval date at the earliest' (SMR file) the cross is located to the W of a medieval church ruins (WM011-145----) standing inside a ciruclar shaped graveyard (WM011-145004-) with bowl-barrow (WM011-144----) 220m to W. See attached rough sketch of cross drawn in 1980.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM011-145003

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