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Cross

Cross, High cross

What is recorded here

Cross stood at the edge of Carndonagh until erosion threatened to swallow it, forcing a move east toward the graveyard where it now rests under cover. The high cross and its two stone companions left their original ground not through neglect but through a decision to keep them visible. That rescue transformed a dying marker into a preserved witness, carrying its shapes through danger rather than losing them to the sea.
This monument number records the original location of a high cross, which is a National Monument in state ownership (no. 271). The location is indicated as ‘Cross’ on the 1836 and 1907 OS 6-inch maps. The high cross, and two stone sculptures (DG011-035007-; DG011-035008-) associated with it, were moved to protect them from erosion. They were moved to a covered area located immediately to the E of Carndonagh graveyard (DG011-035006-). The present location of these monuments is recorded under the numbers: DG011-035009-; DG011-035010-; DG011-035011-, where descriptions of the monuments can be read. Date of revised upload: 8 February 2018

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