Nurney Cross

Nurney Cross
Native name
Cros na hUrnaí (Irish)
The second, more recent cross at Nurney.
LocationNurney, County Carlow, Ireland
Coordinates52°45′06″N 6°54′44″W / 52.7518°N 6.9123°W / 52.7518; -6.9123
Built5th/6th century
Nurney Cross is located in Ireland
Nurney Cross
Location of Nurney Cross in Ireland
Official nameNurney
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

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