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Cross — Clondalkin

Cross

Why this matters

The Clondalkin cross, built in the 9th or 10th century, is a low granite high cross with a raised ringed design, associated with the medieval church of St. John. It is significant as an example of early Christian art and religious practice in the area.

What is recorded here

In SE quadrant of St. John's graveyard to the N of the medieval church fragment (DU017-041002-) stands a low granite cross with damaged head (Ball 1899, 97; Healy 1974, 22). It has a raised ringed cross on the W face, the E face has a raised Latin cross (dims. H 0.78m, max. Wth 0.57m, T 0.18-25m). Healy, P. 1974 Report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin, Vol. 1. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta. To see a 3D model of this cross visit; https://skfb.ly/oJ9EF Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 17 July 2023
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