Cross in Caltragh, County Galway

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What is recorded here

Near the summit of Knockmaa, c. 18m to the SE of Finvarra's Castle (GA042-064001-). This is a tall plain 20th-century limestone cross inserted into a rectangular limestone plinth. It is dedicated to the memory of Denis Kirwan Bernard (1882-1956). The immediate vicinity of the cross is heavily overgrown with scrub, thorn and briars.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA042-064005

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