Survey Data
Reg No
32401906
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1800 - 1850
Coordinates
152527, 332743
Date Recorded
19/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached stone monument, erected c. 1825. Square ashlar limestone pillar on stepped pedestal, pyramidal cap on moulded cornice. Carved inscription in Latin translated 'Eugene McDonnell vicar of this district had me erected 1591'. Built over well on stone outcrop, dry stone boundary wall, adjacent to small shed with flat concrete slab roof, close to road.
Appraisal
This unusual monument on a prominent site has historical associations with the early church to the west.