Nurney_Cross

Nurney Cross

Nurney Cross

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Nurney Cross is a stone cross located in Nurney, County Carlow, Ireland, and is an early example of a high cross.

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The site was a monastic site founded by Abbán in the 5th century AD and the cross is believed to date from that time.[2]

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The cross is a circle-headed cross embedded in the ground near St. John's Church of Ireland, Nurney.[3]

A second cross nearby stands 1.7 metres (5.6 ft) high and is about 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) wide at the arms and 30 centimetres (0.98 ft) thick.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Monuments of County Carlow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Undecorated Crosses". Irish High Crosses. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Nurney Cross, County Carlow". Megalithomania. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Nurney Cross". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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