Nurney Cross
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Location of Nurney Cross in Ireland
National monument of Ireland
Nurney Cross is a stone cross located in Nurney, County Carlow, Ireland, and is an early example of a high cross.
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]
Description
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
- ^ "National Monuments of County Carlow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Undecorated Crosses". Irish High Crosses. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Nurney Cross, County Carlow". Megalithomania. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Nurney Cross". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 15 January 2016.