Built 5th/6th century | ||
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Location Nurney, County Carlow, 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.
Description
The cross is a circle-headed cross embedded in the ground near St. John's Church of Ireland, Nurney.
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.
References
Nurney Cross Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA