Stone Cross in Littlerath, County Kildare

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

The original, roadside location of the cross, as shown on the latest ed. (1939) of the OS 6-inch map. This cross, together with a second, nearby, roadside-cross (KD014-042002-), was subsequently moved to Sherlockstown Graveyard (KD014-043003-), where its present location is designated KD014-042001-.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD014-028

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