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Cross, High cross

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Located inside St. Kevin's Church (WI023-009----). Described by Leask (1950, 45, 47) as the 'head of a granite cross (3, Fig. 20) 3 feet 3 inches [1m] wide and high is of the ring or wheel type with a solid recessed ring and small hollows at the intersection of shaft and arms. There are two small concentric circles at the centre and two incised lines form mouldings around the cross and emphasize its outline'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 20 December 2012 See linked document with drawing of cross taken from Robert Cochrane Historical and Descriptive Notes with Ground Plans, Elevations, Sections and Details of the Ecclesiastical Remains at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Extract from the Eightieth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland 1911-12. Dublin, 1925.

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