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Cross in Sevenchurches OR Camaderry

Cross

What is recorded here

Granite cross-base (dims. 0.85m x 0.72m; H 0,65m) outside the 'caretaker's house', with a mortice (dims. 0.28m x 0.1m x 0.12m deep) in the levelled top. It was found about 140m away when the road was widened (Price 1959, 163; Healy 1972, 17, 64) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. 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 Unpublished OPW report, 1972.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 granite high cross base, likely 9th- to 10th-century in date, found near Sevenchurches or Camaderry; its style suggests a Christian dedication, though specific builders or wider significance are not recorded.

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