Survey Data
Reg No
30411123
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Monument
Date
1825 - 1830
Coordinates
88365, 207681
Date Recorded
12/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding limestone cenotaph erected in memory of Peter Wiggins who died 1826. Comprises rubble plinth having recessed inscribed limestone plaques flanked by dressed limestone work, and top having roughly dressed limestone coping and equal-armed cross with round terminals. Quarter arc of sun's rays to top corners of lower plaque. Monument set at roadside and abutted by rubble walls.
Appraisal
This cenotaph is one of a remarkable series of distinctive memorials on Árainn, erected to the memory of local individuals who died in the nineteenth century. The combination of rubble limestone walling and inscribed plaques provides an interesting textural contrast.