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Cross in Kilquiggin

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Situated on level ground 180m NW of a church site (WI042-031001-). Unpierced ringed granite cross-head (dims. 0.7m across arms; H 0.5m; T 0.16m) with a central boss on one face and a triskele in false relief on the other, lying beside a crude pyramidal granite cross-base. (Harbison 1992, 132) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI042-012

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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