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<< Our Photo Pages >> Inishkea Cross Slab - Ancient Cross in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Mayo

Submitted by damian120 on Monday, 17 September 2018  Page Views: 2020

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Inishkea Cross Slab
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 305.244 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Mayo Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Belmullet
Latitude: 54.133300N  Longitude: 10.2W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
2

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Inishkea Cross Slab
Inishkea Cross Slab submitted by damian120 : One of the best preserved 8th century cross slabs in the country. One of the best preserved cross slabs to be found anywhere. Located on a deserted island of the west coast of Ireland. The island is rich in early Christian sites. 6th to the 10th century. Image copyright: damian1202, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The County Mayo coastline houses a small archipelago of deserted islands that truly capture the ultimate off-the-beaten-track experience here on the western seaboard. The original settlers encamped on Inishkea North Island about 4500-years-ago and there are many visible prehistoric sites scattered throughout the island. The early Christian monks arrived sometime around the 6th century and this particular island contains some of the best preserved cross slabs and other monastic sites and settlements from this period.

The Vikings are said to have landed in the 10th century and the Pirate Queen, Grace O' Malley, ruled the western seaboard with an iron fist during the 1500s. Perhaps with such a tumultuous history it wasn't until the island was resettled in the 17th century and hosted a small but thriving community until the island was finally deserted in the 1930s.

The island is slowly being reclaimed by the sands of time yet still hosts an array of wildlife from the Corcrake to the multitudes of offshore seals and dolphins.

Many thanks to Castlebar-based tour guide Barry Murphy of Tourism Pure Walking Holidays for yesterday organising an amazing visit to the deserted island paradise that is Inishkea North Island.
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Inishkea Cross Slab
Inishkea Cross Slab submitted by damian120 : 7th Century Cross Slab One of the best preserved cross slabs in Ireland. Located on the remote outpost of Inishkea North Island Image copyright: damian1202, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Inishkea Cross Slab
Inishkea Cross Slab submitted by damian120 : Approaching the island showing the cluster of deserted houses Site in Ireland (Southern) Image copyright: damian1202, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Inishkea Cross Slab
Inishkea Cross Slab submitted by damian120 : Early Christian cross slab, perhaps dating from the 6th century Site in Ireland (Southern) Image copyright: damian1202, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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F5622 : Village Ruins - Inishkea North by Marc Calhoun
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F5521 : Inishkea South Island. by Aiden Clarke
by Aiden Clarke
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Re: Inishkea Cross Slab by Andy B on Monday, 17 September 2018
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Hello Damien,
Thanks for the lovely photos and informative page. I'd like to feature this on our front page. I think the map ref you gave is wrong - G755155 - which puts it on the mainland. I've replaced this with a generic lat/long for the Inishkea Islands - could you have a look at the map and see if you can work out a better location.
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Andy
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