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Cross in Toureen is a cross in Toureen, County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands 6.4m from the southeast angle of St Peakaun's church, with only its 2m shaft remaining upright while the upper portion lies embedded in the ground beside it. The shaft carries a long Irish inscription and three equal-armed incised crosses, and its rebate extends inward at the junction with the arms to form hollow angles.

In flat terrain at the base of a steep E-facing slope, the E cross was composite in character (max. L 4.06m; Wth at foot 0.73m; Wth at lower shaft 0.54m tapering to 0.48m; T c. 0.23m), only the shaft (H c. 2m; Wth c. 0.52m; T c. 0.23m) of which is in situ 6.4m from the SE angle of St Peakaun's church (TS075-023001-). The shaft was rebated and this rebate extended inwards at the junction of shaft and arms to form hollow angles (Waddell and Holland 1990, 175). It bears a long inscription in Irish and rudimentary incised ornament (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 133; Okasha and Forsyth 2001, 290-97; Charles-Edwards 2003, 13-15) including three equal-armed incised crosses (ibid. 2001, 291). At the centre of the crossing on the W face there is an outline cross with hollowed armpits and a similar one in the middle of the shaft on the E face (ibid.). The upper portion of the cross (max. L 0.93m including tenon at top (L 0.19m); Wth 0.49m; T 0.16m) is embedded in the ground immediately E of the main shaft. According to Weir (1980, 216) the cross was flanked by two 'crutches' representing the Thieves' Crosses. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 14 April 2014

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