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Cross in Lugduff (ballinacor North By.)

Cross

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Located: stands 13.35m W of W gable of church (WI023-028001-) (Healy 1972, no. 205, 67). Described by Healy (1972, 65, 67) as a ‘small rough cross of mica schist 0.9m x 0.28m x 0.04m. thick. The arms and head are broken away. There were round hollows at the angles’. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 November 2012 See linked document with drawing from Patrick Healy, Supplementary survey of ancient monuments at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Unpublished OPW report, 1972.
A local high cross, built of mica schist, stands near a church in Lugduff, Ballinacor North; its early Christian style and proximity to the church suggest a 9th- to 11th-century date, though specific builders and dedications are not recorded.

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