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 Unpublished OPW report, 1972.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.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Market Cross (site of)Cross, High cross · 83 yd
GlendaloughHeritage attraction · 92 yd
Native Woodland Trust: Paddock Hill ReserveWood · 2.1 mi
Glendalough CragsCliff · 2.5 mi
Shay Elliott memorialMemorial · 3.0 mi