Survey Data
Reg No
41400943
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Technical
Previous Name
Cornakessagh House
Original Use
Monument
In Use As
Monument
Date
1875 - 1880
Coordinates
265020, 333816
Date Recorded
18/04/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding sandstone cross, dated 1877, with ringed cross and rectangular-plan shaft, having moulded edges to front and rear faces (south-east and north-west), and truncated pyramidal base having inscription to front, and cap being gabled oratory-like detail.
Appraisal
This well-designed monument was erected to commemorate James Hamilton of Cornecassa House, listed in Thom's Directory of 1862 as being one of a magistrate in County Monaghan. Executed in the style of a Celtic Cross and referencing Irish medieval religious decorative motifs in the use of the gabled oratory detail to the cap, it is sited at the place of his death and thus has historic interest. It is a focal point in the landscape and forms part of a related group with the adjacent remains of Cornecassa House.