High Crosses of Ireland: map and guide by county
192 high crosses on one map, county by county.
Illustrative image
High crosses are free-standing stone crosses, many with a ring around the head and carved scenes, set up at monastic sites from about the 8th to the 12th century.
Every high cross with a reliable location in the Republic is on the map below. The best-documented ones have a page of their own.
7 of these pages quote recorded folklore - see folklore and traditions.
Where they are
Darker = more recorded. Most in Meath, Kildare, Offaly.
Types recorded
- Cross - High cross192 recorded
Map of high crosses
Sites you can visit
Listed by the National Monuments Service or promoted by Fáilte Ireland as visitor attractions.
Featured high crosses
Visitor site National MonumentClones High Cross
Cross - High cross · Crossmoyle · Monaghan
National MonumentAhenny High Crosses
Cross - High cross · Ahenny · Tipperary
National MonumentCastlekeeran Crosses
Cross - High cross · Castlekeeran · Meath
National MonumentDoorty's Cross, Kilfenora
Cross - High cross · Kilfenora · Clare
National MonumentDrumcliffe High Crosses
Cross - High cross · Drumcliff South · Sligo
National MonumentDurrow high cross
Cross - High cross · Durrow Demesne · Offaly
National MonumentKilfenora Cathedral and Crosses
Cross - High cross · Kilfenora · Clare
National MonumentKilgobbin Cross
Cross - High cross · Kilgobbin · Dublin
National MonumentKilkieran High Crosses
Cross - High cross · Castletown (Iverk By) · Kilkenny
National MonumentKillamery High Cross
Cross - High cross · Killamery · Kilkenny
National MonumentLorum High Cross
Cross - High cross · Lorum · Carlow
National MonumentMonaincha High Cross
Cross - High cross · Monaincha · Tipperary
High Crosses by county
| County | On the map | Named, with notes |
|---|---|---|
| Meath | 26 | 1 |
| Kildare | 15 | 2 |
| Offaly | 15 | 2 |
| Tipperary | 15 | 2 |
| Wicklow | 12 | 1 |
| Clare | 11 | 5 |
| Donegal | 11 | 2 |
| Kilkenny | 11 | 5 |
| Carlow | 10 | 2 |
| Galway | 10 | 1 |
| Wexford | 10 | 0 |
| Louth | 9 | 0 |
| Roscommon | 8 | 1 |
| Kerry | 5 | 1 |
| Sligo | 5 | 1 |
| Westmeath | 5 | 0 |
| Dublin | 4 | 1 |
| Leitrim | 3 | 1 |
| Laois | 2 | 0 |
| Monaghan | 2 | 1 |
| Longford | 1 | 0 |
| Mayo | 1 | 0 |
| Waterford | 1 | 0 |
Source: Archaeological Survey of Ireland (SMR, 1 December 2025), National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; names from NMS, Wikidata and Fáilte Ireland. Records without a mapped location are not shown.