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Cross in Kildreenagh

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The head and part of the shaft of a high cross are built into a field fence. Christ and depictions of David are present on the head and the shaft is decorated with interlace and roll mouldings. (Harbison 1992, 157 (entry 184)). Reference: Harbison, P. 1992 The high crosses of Ireland; An iconographical and photographic survey 3 vols. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin; Dr. Rudolf Habelt GMBH, Bonn.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW016-032003

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