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At a glance
- TypeCross - High cross
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Carved scenes
- Ring
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
National Monument No. 674. The South Cross is a slender granite ringed cross, with alternating panels of blank and figurative biblical scenes on the shaft and ring.
Full archaeological record 75 words
National Monument No. 674. The South Cross is a slender granite ringed cross, with alternating panels of blank and figurative biblical scenes on the shaft and ring. (Bradley et al. 1986 vol. 4, 332-4) It was situated to the S of the church but has been moved to a specially constructed sheltered area in the nave of the church.
Harbison 1992, 154-5: Figs. 508-519 - ref. abstracted and added to hard copy file.
Gearóid Conroy.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 5 September 2016. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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