Cross in Emlagh, County Meath

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

A fragment of the head of a ringed cross (H 0.4m; surviving span 0.3m; T 0.12-0.13m), amounting to about a quarter of the whole, was found in the graveyard (ME011-039001-) of Emlagh church site in 2017 and is now taken into care by Meath County Council. It could be from a high cross and has interlace carved on one face of the ring but the panel on the other side has been removed. A crucifixion is depicted on the interlace side, but the representation on the other side is less clear. There is a socket on top and there are rills on the thickness of the ring.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME011-039004

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
St. Michael's GFC official website; individual photographer not stated, stmichaelsgfc.net
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Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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