What is recorded here
Reference by J. O'Donovan in 1837 (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 83) to three crosses on mounds in Gort na Croise where a market was held until c. 1770, and to the discovery of a hoard of coins nearby which contained coins of the Stuart kings, but none later than James 2. At the W edge of a plateau, but unlocated.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A local high cross in Kilcorkey, likely built between the 8th and 11th centuries, associated with early Christian activity in the area; its wider significance is not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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