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Cross in Shankill, County Dublin (DU026-051----)

Cross (present location)

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DU026-051----
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The cross now stands at the bottom of a garden, accessed by a short laneway N of where it is marked on the OS 1937 ed. It (DU026-54004-) was formerly located in Kiltuc Church (DO026-054001-) but was re-erected c. 1901 on a base in the laneway between Rathmichael and Shankill Castle. The base was marked on the map as…

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The cross now stands at the bottom of a garden, accessed by a short laneway N of where it is marked on the OS 1937 ed. It (DU026-54004-) was formerly located in Kiltuc Church (DO026-054001-) but was re-erected c. 1901 on a base in the laneway between Rathmichael and Shankill Castle. The base was marked on the map as 'Cromlech'. It is a round granite boulder with a level top and a socket cut into the centre to receive the cross (H 0.3m, diam 0.7m). On the SE corner is a cupmark. The cross is formed from granite with an oval head and short arms. It is chamfered all around on both faces. The SE face bears a crucifixion scene in relief and the figure of Christ is naked. The NW face contains a similar figure outlined by a broad incised line (H 0.68m, Wth 0.43m); (Ó hEailidhe 1958, 106; Turner 1983, 64-65, 73). Revised upload on: 19 April 2018.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU026-051

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