Cross in Stroove, County Donegal

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What is recorded here

A plain stone cross .96m high but damaged at the top and at the N arm. There are some randomly placed small stones about its base. It is situated in grazing land sloping to the SE. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG013-008

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N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Corinna Schleiffer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Malcolm Neal, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Kay Atherton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Patrick Mackie, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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