Survey Data
Reg No
12400619
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1920 - 1925
Coordinates
255248, 174124
Date Recorded
21/11/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding limestone ashlar monument, dated 1921, comprising inscribed pedestal on a stepped base with chamfered necking supporting obelisk having cross finial. Road fronted with sections of iron railings on painted rendered plinth, iron gate, painted rendered panelled piers having stepped capping, and painted rendered boundary wall to enclosure.
Appraisal
Making an appealing, if subtle visual statement on the side of the road leading into Castlecomer from the north-east a monument commemorating the period of "The Troubles" (1916-21) displays particularly fine craftsmanship in locally-sourced County Kilkenny limestone.