Why this matters
A local church or high cross; wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Cross — Wayside cross in Patrickstown is recorded as Cross — Wayside cross in Meath. Situated on an E-facing slope overlooking a col between Patrickstown Hill to the W and a lower hill c. 300m to the E, and c. 20m S of the road from Kells to Oldcastle. The rectangular base of a cross is within a rectangular surround.
Foundation and growth
The saved account records: Situated on an E-facing slope overlooking a col between Patrickstown Hill to the W and a lower hill c. 300m to the E, and c. 20m S of the road from Kells to Oldcastle.
People and events
The saved account records: The rectangular base of a cross is within a rectangular surround.
Damage, loss and survival
The saved account records: The stem of a cross with a rectangular cross-section (dims 0.3m x 0.21m
Why it mattered
Cross — Wayside cross in Patrickstown matters because the source connects human lives or community memory to this exact place. The source records: It is thought to commemorate a Margaret Plunkett and to have been moved from Ballinvally burial ground (ME009-061----) by the antiquary E. The place therefore holds a human story, not just a building or map point.
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