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Situated on relatively high ground immediately N of a modern field wall c. 120m W of Templecronan church (CL010-021002-). The shaft of a limestone cross lies in two pieces, one on either side of a cross base. The E stone (L 1.47m; Wth 0.35-0.39m; T 0.2m) is slightly larger in all its dimensions (W stone: L 1.09m; Wth…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL010-021004
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