Nurney Cross
| Nurney Cross | |
|---|---|
| Cros na hUrnaí (Irish) | |
 The second, more recent cross at Nurney. | |
  Location within Ireland | |
| 52°45′06″N 6°54′44″W / 52.7518°N 6.9123°W | |
| Location | Nurney, County Carlow, Ireland |
| History | |
| Built | 5th/6th century |
Official name | Nurney |
| Reference no. | 352[1] |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ "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.